The same body that financed the work of Luciana Geuna's consultant also paid for the travel expenses of Axel Kicillof and his entourage to Spain. This is the Federal Investment Council, the CFI, which was once again under the spotlight for the use of public funds in sensitive links with journalists, private consultants and leaders
of Kirchnerism.The case exposes the functioning of a state structure financed with provincial public funds, but crossed by strong political interests. The CFI, led by Ignacio Lamothe, a leader linked to Kirchnerism and the environment of La Cámpora, manages resources formally allocated to regional development, technical assistance, productive projects
and international missions.However, in recent days, the agency came under the spotlight due to two sensitive facts: on the one hand, the financing of work carried out by Fractal Arg S.R.L., the consultancy firm of which Luciana Geuna is a partner; and on the other, the payment of expenses related to the trip of Axel Kicillof and his entourage to Spain.
Kicillof's trip
According to published information, travel expenses and accommodation were paid by the agency, while the tickets for the governor, Carlos Bianco and Cecilia Nicolini would have been
paid personally.In the case of the rest of the entourage, the tickets would also have been paid by the CFI. The Buenos Aires delegation was composed of Kicillof, Government Minister Carlos Bianco, International Affairs Advisor Cecilia Nicolini, spokeswoman Jesica Rey, two other communication advisors and a person in
charge of custody.In total, seven people traveled to a summit with a clearly political profile, where the governor tried to show himself alongside leaders of the regional left and project his figure towards 2027. The episode re-exposed how resources that should be oriented to federal development end up associated with international tours, luxury hotels and party
