The man who appeared during the serious incidents suffered by the national deputy of La Libertad Avanza Gerardo Huesen in Graneros, Tucumán, and blamed President Javier Milei for his "hunger" was identified as Franco Ibán Jerez, a leader with political and municipal background in the locality.
The sequence occurred during a tour conducted by Huesen and his team on Saturday, September 19. According to the complaint and documentation presented by the legislator, a group of people got out of two 4x4 trucks, blocked the advance of the vehicles in the convoy, shouted insults and threats, and subsequently assaulted two of his collaborators.
In one of the videos that began circulating on social media, Jerez is seen confronting the deputy's team, attributing the economic situation to the national government. According to Huesen's complaint, during the incidents, the protesters, including Jerez who weighs approximately 150 kgs, claimed that the national Executive was making them “die of hunger.”
Jerez was not simply a neighbor unrelated to party activity, but an infiltrator of local kirchnerism: in 2022 he was publicly presented as the Secretary of Government of the Municipality of Graneros and made statements on behalf of the municipal administration.
