Overview
- Manes announced he submitted an exclusion project to remove Villaverde from the Chamber of Deputies.
- He also called for her to step down as La Libertad Avanza’s Senate candidate for Río Negro.
- The lawmaker framed the case within a broader warning about “narcopolítica” as a threat to democratic institutions in Latin America.
- Manes voiced support for journalist Nicolás Wiñazki, who reported on Villaverde’s alleged past detention in the United States and says he received threatening text messages.
- Villaverde has publicly rejected the accusations as reported by Wiñazki, who aired documents on A24 to support his claims.