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There is controversy in Uruguay after the capture of Alejandro Astesiano, head of custody of the Uruguayan president, for an apparent fraud with passports. Astesiano was arrested on September 25 accused of directing a criminal network that provided false birth certificates that stated that Russian citizens had Uruguayan parents, which allowed them to access the citizenship of the Eastern Republic. Uruguay, the example country of transparency in the region, fell into the clutches of corruption?
According to the Uruguayan Prosecutor’s Office, Alejandro Astesiano met with his conspirators in the Executive Tower. The investigation indicates about 20 cases of Russian citizens with passports obtained in this way. President Luis Lacalle Pou denied any knowledge of the case.
This is the second scandal of great proportions in the South American country. Uruguay, one of the most prominent democracies in the region, has it fallen into the clutches of corruption? How much does this affect the institutions and the Government of Luis Lacalle? We analyze it in this edition of El Debate together with our guests:
– Nicolás Centurión, director of the Colectivo Periferia and analyst at the Latin American Center for Strategic Analysis (CLAE).
– Juan Miguel Carzolio, journalist for Radio Sarandí.
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