Uruguay
Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies rejects investigative committee promoted by Identidad Soberana over Epstein and covid vaccines
The lower house dismissed the proposal presented by representatives linked to Gustavo Salle. The majority concluded that the initiative exceeds the powers of a parliamentary inquiry.
Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday rejected the creation of an investigative committee promoted by Identidad Soberana to examine the Jeffrey Epstein files and the covid vaccines, according to La Diaria.
The initiative had been presented in early June with a proposal focused on the State’s responsibilities in its insertion into philanthropic, financial, institutional, regulatory and contractual structures linked to pandemic preparedness and response. Among other points, the request proposed examining a possible relationship between the international pandemic architecture and the criminal networks exposed in the federal files on Epstein.
According to La Diaria, the majority report from the pre-investigative committee was signed by National Party lawmaker Pablo Abdala and Broad Front lawmaker Luis Gallo, and recommended not moving forward with the committee. It stated that the complaint filed by Nicolle Salle had an extraordinarily broad subject of investigation and that much of the facts mentioned went beyond both national borders and the Parliament’s oversight function.
That report also noted that current legislation reserves investigative committees for allegedly illicit or irregular situations linked to the administrative activity of the Executive Branch and other public bodies. In that framework, it considered that the proposal combined references to international actors, private foundations, multilateral organizations, banks, laboratories and alleged Epstein links to networks of influence, without specifying a concrete and verifiable Uruguayan state act that would justify a parliamentary investigation.
During the session, Gustavo Salle defended the proposal and said it was a matter of historic scope for the country and for humanity. He also questioned that the issue was dismissed because of its magnitude and said his sector was not seeking to condemn, but to investigate, according to La Diaria.
After more than two and a half hours of debate, the chamber voted on a resolution to reject the formation of the committee. According to La Diaria, 78 of the 99 deputies present backed that decision. The four votes that did not support the majority position were those of the two Identidad Soberana lawmakers and the Colorados’ Horacio de Brum and Mauricio Viera.
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