Overview

• By 215 votes with three abstentions, the Chamber empowered Judge Lino Mirabelli to carry out evidentiary measures that can include searches of offices and seizure of assets.
• Security staff sealed Espert’s congressional office after warnings about activity in adjacent rooms, with leaders calling to preserve potential evidence.
• Prosecutor Fernando Domínguez formally imputed Espert for alleged money laundering after bank records confirmed a $200,000 transfer from Federico “Fred” Machado.
• Espert requested a leave from October 8 to December 8 citing personal reasons, and the license still requires a vote by the Chamber.
• He resigned his candidacy and the Budget Committee chairmanship, with Alberto Benegas Lynch and Karen Reichardt designated to replace him in those respective roles.