The government has decided to fully engage in the conflict that has erupted in Argentine football in recent weeks. A few hours after assuming the position of Senator, Patricia Bullrich – one of the most important government officials – announced that she would be investigating her new role in Congress with the Argentine Football Association.
“There are many violations here, “I will focus on the Senate to study the transparency of the Assembly,” Bullrich said in an interview with Eduardo Feynman in R.Goodbye Miter.
During the report, the outgoing minister said that there were many irregularities in the Asian Football Confederation, confirmed that the clubs were hostages and targeted Claudio “Cheche” Tapia.
When asked about potential national intervention by the AFA, the senator-elect said: “That’s something I can’t say, we haven’t talked about it, I’m looking at it from a legal perspective.”
He added: “The country is moving towards order and not towards appreciation. On this path, the Asian Football Confederation is retreating with complete caution.”Detained. He also asked those around the head of the organization: “It’s full of characters around Tapia, Millions of dollars in wealth.
Bullrich also criticized the internal voting system within the entity. “How is internal democracy? How is the electoral system? Why are they indirect elections?” he asked. When the journalist pointed out that only seventy clubs were currently voting, the captain replied: “Of course, and remember that when the AFC changed hands, another vote came up. Thirty-eight, thirty-eight.”
Furthermore, Bullrich questioned the FIFA’s sanctioning power. “What are his powers to punish those who violate the law? How can he punish those who violate the law?” he asked. At that point he referred to the Estudiantes de la Plata case: “Because he turned his back, they gave him a punishment as if they had killed someone. “Something unbelievable.”
During the conversation, Bullrich reinforced the idea that there are subordinate links between the AFC and the clubs. “He’s holding the clubs hostage.”He mentioned. Then he continued: “There are relationships of dependence, not relationships of freedom. Where did they link them to clubs?”
He directly targeted future senator Claudio “Checi” Tapia. “Not everyone can know that there are children, coaches, rich clubs, and rich stadiums,” he said. He added: “If you hold a popular consultation, Tapia will not stay a single day in the AFC.”.
Bullrich compared entity management to extortionist logic. “If you want to become a public limited company, they will cut you off. If not, you accept that there is a title that was not expected and that it is not deserved. The AFC awards titles, so it’s like inflation: when a title is released, titles lose their value.. He also pointed out that this situation is detrimental to youth training: “We lost the U-17 team because we have little capacity to have the schools that Argentina could have today, if there was actually more investment.”
In another part of the interview, Bullrich mentioned his relationship with Victoria Villarroel, Vice President of the Nation. “I have already met on several occasions to coordinate institutional issues,” he explained. He added: “There are things that we have rules that we must abide by and then there are different points of view. We do this in a tone that is not combative, but rather a democratic debate.”
In response to a question about the approval of the establishment of the new prison service in Buenos Aires, Bullrich confirmed the progress of the transfer process: “It is absolutely necessary, because the city has to take care of its detainees. There is an almost daily workbench, so the transfer process takes place at any moment. We hope that we can finish it as soon as possible.”
Regarding the future of Devoto prison, he gave precise definitions: “The idea is to demolish it. The new Marcos Paz prison aims to move Devoto. Prisons within cities are no longer suitable.” He then asserted: “Devoto is completely and utterly beyond its usability, because it is ruined and old. We hope we can demolish it and blow it up.”