Two provincial deputies from Catamarca reported that Governor Raúl Jalil would be benefiting from state resources. The radical legislators, Alfredo Marchioli, Alicia Paz, and María Alejandra Pons, claim that Jalil would allocate 61 billion pesos to projects related to his properties. According to Marchioli, these actions would be incompatible with the exercise of public functions and would constitute embezzlement of public funds.
The projects in question include the construction of a road, waterfront, electrical wiring, a concrete wall along the river, and an aqueduct in an area prone to flooding and poorly habitable. The project covers more than 46 hectares and 360 lots, located far from the city center, in contrast to neighborhoods such as Santa Lucía Sur and Gauchito Gil, characterized by poverty and state neglect.
The lawyer for the plaintiffs also implicates the Minister of Water, Energy, and Environment, Eduardo Niéderle, and the vice president of Aguas de Catamarca SAPEM, Roxana Mas, in this alleged maneuver. Marchioli emphasizes that the governor himself authorized the funds for these works and that the State of Catamarca is making various investments in that area.
In response to these accusations, the governor, close to Javier Milei, is considering filing a counter-complaint against Marchioli. In the context of a budget adjustment in the province, which depends 78.5% on national transfers, the reports suggest that Jalil seeks to benefit from state resources for improvements on his properties.
The complainants assert that the works on the River Valle Waterfront could be linked to the governor's properties. Jalil responded to the situation, stating that he never filed a complaint and suggesting that the radical deputies are trying to generate controversy.
