Overview

• Mayor Emiliano Durand signed a decree on October 2 removing Pedro Serrudo from his municipal post and directing him to begin retirement at age 77.
• The action rests on a Contencioso Administrativo ruling by Judge Graciela Moreno that revoked Serrudo’s tutela sindical, eliminating protections against administrative measures.
• Case records show Serrudo had paid union leave since 1993, with local outlets reporting about 30 years without attending his municipal job during a 50‑year tenure.
• Durand said in a public video that public employment is not absolute or lifelong and presented the move as equal application of the law.
• Serrudo rejected the measure and led a protest at the Centro Cívico Municipal, as city officials accused him of treating the UTM as a personal fief, while the ruling indicated his union mandates would continue during the retirement process.