Overview

• UxP leader Germán Martínez demanded Espert’s immediate removal from the Budget and Finance Committee as the 2026 budget debate opens this week with Treasury Secretary Carlos Guberman scheduled to present.
• Juan Grabois filed a federal complaint in San Isidro over Espert’s alleged ties to Federico “Fred” Machado, and the case was assigned to Judge Lino Mirabelli, according to La Nación.
• Accounting experts in Texas documented a $200,000 transfer dated February 1, 2020 from a trust linked to Machado and Debora Lynn Mercer‑Erwin, whose records list Espert by name.
• Espert acknowledged meeting Machado in 2019 and flying on his plane to present a book in Viedma, denied wrongdoing, and labeled the reports a “campaña sucia.”
• Removing a committee president requires resignation or a chamber resolution under article 107, making a swift ouster unlikely even as the controversy looms over the budget timetable.