Overview
- Official Florida documents detail a January 17, 2002 detention in Sarasota for an alleged purchase of one kilogram of cocaine for $17,000, recorded under case number 02-032180.
- Lorena Villaverde is a national deputy who chairs the Energy Committee and is La Libertad Avanza’s lead Senate candidate in Río Negro, and reports say she cannot enter the United States.
- The Casa Rosada and LLA’s campaign leadership are evaluating requesting her resignation or removing her from the ticket.
- Opposition lawmakers, led by Facundo Manes, announced moves to expel her from the lower house and demand she abandon the Senate bid, and Senate blocs now discuss applying the Patti precedent to block her from taking a seat if elected.
- Journalist Nicolás Wiñazki reported receiving a message from Villaverde during A24’s coverage, and the case intersects with broader scrutiny over LLA financing ties linked to figures around Fred Machado.