Overview

• Alberto Weretilneck confirmed he met Federico “Fred” Machado roughly 8–10 years ago in a brief, protocol meeting arranged through Deportivo Viedma regarding potential investments.
• The governor said there is no political or personal relationship with Machado and rejected claims of private contributions to his party’s 2019 campaign.
• Weretilneck displayed photos he claims show a connection between the Soria family and the Montecino organization, a narco clan dismantled in 2011 with convictions in 2013.
• Asked about Claudio Ciccarelli, described as Machado’s cousin, Weretilneck cited his long involvement with Deportivo Viedma and noted he holds three active quarry permits and two pending, accounting for under 1% of the province’s sand output under the mining code.
• The dispute escalates the political fight days before the legislative vote, with libertarian candidate Lorena Villaverde referenced in the controversy and publicly denying any wrongdoing.