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The trial of former Lambaré mayor Armando Ramón Gómez Arévalo and four other ex-municipal employees accused of embezzling approximately G. 9.3 billion through irregular tax invoice cancellations in 2019 began on Monday, following four postponements since December 2025.
lambarearmando-ramon-gomez-arevalorodrigo-javier-portillo-chiriferoberto-ever-paredes-ojedaAfter the Arévalo clan suffered a crushing defeat in the Colorado primaries, substitute councilwoman Magalí Franco was elected interim mayor of Lambaré with nine votes, including support from Liberal Cartista councilors, and will administer the municipality for four months.
lambarecarolina-gonzalezclan-arevaloorlando-arevaloThe municipal primaries held on Sunday, June 7, saw episodes of violence and irregularities in Lambaré, San Lorenzo, and Mbocayaty, with clashes at schools used as polling stations, polling tables not being set up, and reports of assaults and ballot boxes being excluded.
cordilleralambarembocayatysan-lorenzoFormer mayor of Lambaré, Roberto Cárdenas, sentenced to eight years in prison for misappropriation of public funds, is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing on June 29, convened by Judge Rosarito Montanía, as part of an investigation into an alleged corruption scheme involving the collection of bribes for the granting of Phytosanitary Import Accreditations (Afidi) at the National Service for Plant and Seed Quality and Health (Senave), which also involves the former head of the institution, Pastor Emilio Soria Melo, and seven other defendants.
roberto-cardenaspastor-emilio-soria-melolambareLuis Amadeus Monges Medina, 34, self-proclaimed leader of the Rotela Clan, was arrested in Lambaré after a rollover traffic accident on Avenida Cacique Lambaré. He was taken to the Trauma Hospital and, after being discharged, transferred to the 4th Police Station by order of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
lambareluis-amadeus-mongesclan-rotelaLambaré is facing a severe urban crisis with destroyed streets and flooded neighborhoods, as candidates from different parties gear up for the June 7 municipal elections amid accusations and widespread public discontent.
lambareCarolina González, a Lambaré councilor under investigation for money laundering and wife of former deputy Orlando Arévalo, announced that mayoral hopeful Cynthia Santacruz has withdrawn in her favor, less than a month before the June 7 internal elections.
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