Patricia Bullrich fired the number two in security and reported him to the Anti-Corruption Office

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While the President Xavier Miley The Security Minister is enjoying her visit to Spain and Germany, Patricia BullrichToday he surprisingly removed number two from his portfolio, Vicente Ventura Barreirowhom he accused of interfering in the food services tender Federal Penitentiary Service (SPF) with the alleged aim of benefiting a group of fifteen companies participating in the business.

After informing Miley and the Chief of Staff of his decision, Guillermo FrancosThe official condemned Ventura Barreiro before Anti-Corruption Office (OA). “This government has made a commitment to transparency of management,” argued Bullrich, who made the accusation. Ventura Barreiro Of “An attempt was made to interfere with the bidding process for food services” For SPF.

Before taking office, Miley had ordered that this force, which was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, be made dependent on security. Knowing the magnitude of this movement, Bullrich was appointed to the post of Under Secretary for Penitentiary Affairs Julian CurieA radical she has known for years and who accompanied her on her recent trip to El Salvador.

More recently, Bullrich proposed moving forward with changes to SPF’s operations and improvements to the food purchasing system. According to official sources, he wanted to remove the “monopoly” from around fifteen companies participating in the tender and open it to over 300 suppliers.. The case was handled by Curie and Martin SiracusaAdministrative Coordinating Secretary. “This tender for food services is an unprecedented process because it breaks many years of monopoly and allows more than 300 companies to participate, when historically only a group of fifteen participated,” Bullrich argued.

After returning to the country, Bullrich learned of an alleged maneuver Ventura Barreiro, A highly trusted leader of Christian RitondoHead of the Pro and Deputies Bloc Hill of Mauricio Macri In the party, for intervening in the bidding document and rolling back the modifications in the system for obtaining food destined for the SPF. At the top of the government they suspect that they did it to benefit the fifteen companies that shared the business with a “tailor-made” tender.

For example, people close to the minister who are aware of Ventura Barreiro’s situation assure that Bullrich has “evidence” that the expelled official wanted to return to the new text of the bid document while she was in El Salvador, where she traveled to meet with. Nayib Bukele And let’s go Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). According to sources in the security portfolio, Bullrich suspects that Ventura Barreiro tried to persuade Fernando Martinez, National Director of SPF, to revise the terms of the document. A close associate of the former security secretary, he downplayed the complaint and linked the minister’s decision to an internal decision by Pro. Those around Bullrich categorically deny this: “This has nothing to do with partisanship,” They insist.

Justifying the dismissal of the number two in his portfolio, Bullrich said that “transparency” is the “flag” of the Miley government. Just fifteen days ago, andThe Ministry of Human Capital, headed by Sandra Pettovello, replaced the Secretary of Children, Adolescents and Family, Pablo De La Torreamid a controversy over undistributed food. Pettovello accused de la Torre of making outside appointments funded by the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI).

Ventura Barreiro, the official who handled the purse button in the newspaper, was removed Strong role in campaigns to enforce anti-sit-in protocols on the streetsThis shook the structure of PRO. Bullrich’s internal rivals suspected that he was looking for an “excuse” to get rid of his number two after a struggle broke out in Buenos Aires for control of PRO, after Macri supported Ventura’s political boss, Barreiro, in an arm wrestling match Daniela Reich To retain the party’s presidency in the Buenos Aires region.

On the other hand, Bullrich’s colleagues confirm that Ventura Barreiro She would have tried to intervene in an area that was not under her class, but was under Curie’s class. And that’s why Bullrich decided to fire her. “It’s not partisan related.”They are standing outside.

In discussions about the future of the PRO in Buenos Aires, Bullrich and his troops aligned themselves with the Reich Diego Valenzuelamayor of Tres de Febrero. However, Ritondo and Macri managed to bring together the majority of PRO’s mayors and deputies in Buenos Aires, who resigned to force the renewal of the authorities. Bullrich denounced the “coup”.

A few days ago, Ritondo put together the payroll and left it to the minister’s representatives. The deadline for submitting the lists expires on Tuesday. “Patricia was looking for an excuse to take him out. Cristian Macri is the candidate.”Launches one of the senior officials of Pro. Bullrich’s surroundings linking the departure of Ventura Barreiro to the inner party. “This is a serious allegation”Says a soldier of the Security Minister.

People close to Ventura Barreiro do not know the content of the complaint made by the Miley officer, but they play down the issue. “On Tuesday the lists will close and there will be no Bullrichista”they repeat.

In this way, Ventura Barreiro joins the long list of people fired from the Miley administration. In the first semester of management of La Libertad Avanza, about 45 high-ranking officials – starting from undersecretaries – had already been fired. The ministry with the most displaced people is Human Capital. So far, Bullrich has only suffered losses Sebastian Garcia De LucaThe former secretary of federal articulations, who resigned in late February as the battle between Miley and the governors began.

Since taking office, Bullrich has earned the confidence of the president and his sister Karina, who is secretary general of the presidency. In fact, she moves autonomously in her portfolio, where the PRO leaders who answer to her descend, such as former senator Juan Pablo Allen, head of Enmac, Pablo Walter, Federico Angelini and Alberto Foehrig, among others.

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