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ABC Color reports that 41 sectional presidents in Asunción linked to Camilo Pérez are paid by the state and the city government
According to a report by ABC Color, 41 of the 45 Colorado sectional presidents in Asunción who back Camilo Pérez’s candidacy appear on payrolls of Congress, the Executive Branch, decentralized agencies and the Municipality of Asunción. The outlet estimated that the arrangement represents an annual cost of US$ 1.4 million.
An investigation published by ABC Color says that 41 of the 45 Colorado sectional presidents in Asunción who are promoting Camilo Pérez’s candidacy for mayor appear on salary rolls of the National Congress, ministries of the Executive Branch, decentralized agencies and the Municipality of Asunción.
According to that outlet, 25 of those leaders are paid in central government offices: 9 in the Legislative Branch, 13 in the Executive Branch and 3 in decentralized agencies. Added to that group are another 16 who are on the official payroll of the Municipality of Asunción, currently administered by Luis Bello.
Still according to ABC Color, the total salary cost of that structure amounts to US$ 1.4 million per year. In the case of the capital city government, the newspaper said the 16 sectional presidents represent a monthly expense of G. 184 million.
Among the names mentioned by the outlet is Arnaldo Samaniego, senator and president of Sectional No. 12, with a monthly remuneration of more than G. 37 million. It also cites Juan Carlos Duarte Duré, head of Conatel and president of Sectional No. 3, with a salary exceeding G. 32 million, and José Jara Rojas, from Sectional 20 and a member of the IPS Board of Directors, with a monthly income of G. 32 million.
The report also includes five cartista councilors: Nasser Esgaib, Miguel Sosa, Javier Pintos, Marcelo Centurión and Mariano Cáceres, all with salaries of more than G. 28 million per month, according to the report. ABC Color said they are part of the majority that backed the administration of former mayor Óscar “Nenecho” Rodríguez and are once again candidates for council seats in the October 4 elections.
Among other leaders with state posts, the newspaper mentioned Ernaldo Edgardo Cardozo Benítez, from Sectional 42, at the National Directorate of Tax Revenue, with a salary of G. 23 million; Nelson Mora, from Sectional 37, as a MUVH official with G. 21 million; and Maximiliano Luis Ayala Penayo, from Sectional 15 and current director of the Civil Registry, with more than G. 20 million.
In the Municipality of Asunción, ABC Color mentioned among the officials Carlos Morel Gadea, Sebastián Radice and Óscar “Piriki” Rodríguez, as well as Enrique “Kike” Chávez, all linked to List 1 that supports Camilo Pérez’s candidacy.
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About this note. Written by El Notero with assistance from artificial intelligence, based on what was published by the cited outlet. El Notero did not conduct its own reporting on this fact.
