Overview

• UCR deputy Facundo Manes filed a formal resolution to exclude José Luis Espert, arguing that someone unfit to run should not remain a lawmaker.
• The measure cites Article 66 of the Constitution to request expulsion on grounds of loss of legitimacy and “indignity.”
• U.S. judicial records and Bank of America documents report a US$200,000 transfer from accused businessman Fred Machado to Espert.
• Espert withdrew from the Buenos Aires slate, a step accepted by President Javier Milei, who defended him and called the case a “malicious operation.”
• Espert retains his seat and chairs the Budget Committee without addressing the accusations, while Machado remains jailed in Viedma under a U.S. extradition request.