Congresswoman Bettiana Díaz went out to pressure Prosecutor Sandra Fleitas

Bettiana Díaz, deputy of Frente Amplio MPP, who also serves as an alternate senator, referred to the precautionary measures requested by prosecutor Sandra Fleitas in the Charles Carrera case as a "media circus."

Díaz uses her position as a legislator, which, like all legislators, grants her parliamentary immunity, to pressure a criminal prosecutor and attempt to influence the justice system.

Far from respecting the current institutional framework in Uruguay, Díaz exerts pressure from the Legislative Branch against a prosecutor who is simply doing her job in accordance with the law.

Requested measures

Prosecutor Fleitas requested measures against Carrera that included border closure, house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor, and a ban on the use of social media, all of which were rejected by a judge.

Díaz suggested that these actions were part of a strategy to persecute and intimidate Carrera, who had reported alleged irregularities related to the "handover" of the port.

An impeccable prosecutor

Sandra Fleitas is a prosecutor known for her track record in high-profile cases, especially those related to drug trafficking, money laundering, and the case of a false accusation against then-candidate Yamandú Orsi in 2024.

In the context of the Carrera case, Fleitas requested precautionary measures that caused controversy among Frente Amplio leaders who want Charles Carrera to remain unpunished.

Prosecutor Fleitas may be more or less likable, but it is undeniable that she fulfills her duties and does so while respecting current regulations.

The attitude of legislator Bettiana Díaz reveals arrogance, a lack of institutional respect, and an attack on the justice system, where, in order to defend a colleague accused of very serious corruption crimes against the Public Administration, it seems that anything goes.

Uruguay is not Maduro's Venezuela

Bettiana Díaz should know this is not Venezuela. In Uruguay, for now, all inhabitants are supposed to be equal before the law, and if there is a corrupt member of the political system who committed crimes against the public administration, that person must be investigated like any ordinary citizen.

Using her position as a legislator to harass a prosecutor is absolutely reprehensible.

A legislator who earns more than $400,000 per month, paid by Uruguayans with their taxes, should respect democracy and republican institutions, and not gratuitously insult a prosecutor because she charges a corrupt colleague.

She doesn't believe in democracy; she believes in dictatorships like Maduro's.