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Bolivian Senate launches probe into Cerimedo

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Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo remains in preventive detention at the Chonchocoro maximum-security prison in La Paz following his arrest at Viru Viru International Airport. He faces multiple criminal charges in Bolivia, including investigations into illicit enrichment, money laundering, and the attempted homicide of his former partner, Nadia Beller. The Bolivian Senate has approved a special six-member commission to investigate ~~Cerimedo. This commission has~~ Cerimedo for up to three months to determine if he maintained irregular links to the Executive Branch or engaged in improper dealings with public entities during his tenure as an advisor to President Rodrigo Paz. ~~In related developments,~~ Nadia ~~Beller is scheduled to testify via videoconference before Argentine federal prosecutor Franco Picardi on Wednesday, September 23. The hearing will be conducted~~ Beller, a lawyer and complainant in the case, has recently raised concerns regarding the legal proceedings against Bolivia’s Prosecutor General, Roger Mariaca. She questioned the validity of using an informal audio from ~~Bolivia, with Bolivian prosecutors present~~ drug trafficker Sebastián Marset as judicial evidence to ~~ensure her security.~~ justify actions against Mariaca, arguing it does not constitute conclusive proof. Beller ~~previously provided testimony to~~ expressed apprehension that an institutional crisis within the ~~Bolivian Prosecutor’s~~ Prosecutor's Office ~~in Santa Cruz, requesting to enter a protected witness program due to safety concerns. During her previous testimony, she handed over a mobile phone containing recordings~~ could compromise investigations into Cerimedo, specifically warning about the potential loss of evidence and ~~chat logs. Argentine authorities may utilize~~ compromised chain of custody during police operations. Beller has also highlighted Cerimedo’s international ~~cooperation mechanisms to access~~ connections, citing a photograph of him with Donald Trump Jr. and Brad Parscale, suggesting these ~~files, which could serve as~~ links might imply international protection. Furthermore, she has submitted evidence ~~in the ANDIS case involving the alleged leak of audios attributed~~ to ~~Diego Spagnuolo,~~ the ~~former head of the National Agency for Disability (ANDIS). This investigation specifically concerns alleged irregularities~~ Prosecutor's Office alleging Cerimedo’s involvement in ~~the purchase of medications through~~ influencing appointments at the ~~agency.~~ state oil company, YPFB, and participating in operations involving fuel and gold. On the international stage, Cerimedo’s digital activities remain under ~~scrutiny. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called for a congressional investigation into his~~ scrutiny by authorities in Mexico, Chile, and Peru regarding alleged disinformation ~~networks, while the Chilean Congress has approved a commission to probe~~ networks and the use of “bot farms” to ~~distort~~ manipulate public opinion. ~~In Peru, the Juntos por el Perú parliamentary group has also proposed an investigative commission to examine his alleged role in manipulating public opinion during the 2026 General Elections.~~

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