# The most important political scandal you haven't heard of

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Podcast: [Geopolitical Economy Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/geopolitical-economy-report-5434689)
Published: 2026-08-28T16:11:32+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/geopoliticaleconomy/fernando-cerimedo-elections-latin-america-trump-us
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An enormous scandal is unfolding in Latin America, which says everything about politics in the 21st century. Far-right Argentine election meddling specialist Fernando Cerimedo was arrested in Bolivia after hiring hitmen to try to assassinate his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Nadia Beller. They failed, and she is now revealing the truth. Cerimedo has deep links to the US government and Donald Trump's top allies, such as Marco Rubio. Cerimedo worked for many US-backed right-wing leaders in Latin America, including Argentina's Javier Milei, Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz, Brazil's Bolsonaro family, and Honduras' Nasry "Tito" Asfura. Cerimedo is now also being investigated for drug trafficking. Ben Norton explains this insane scandal, which exposes how powerful US-backed right-wing groups, with funding from rich oligarchs, are manipulating elections and destroying democracy. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqIJDC5gsl8 Sources and links here: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/fernando-cerimedo-elections-latin-america-trump-us Topics 0:00 Huge election meddling scandal 1:05 Criminal Fernando Cerimedo 1:40 La Derecha Diario 3:06 Attack on Nadia Beller 4:18 Drug trafficking allegations 5:26 Bot farms spread disinfo 7:36 Bots dysfunction after arrest 8:49 US government propaganda 9:36 Shield of the Americas 11:03 Neocolonial Donroe Doctrine 11:33 Op against Latin American left 13:29 Argentina's Javier Milei 13:57 Elon Musk in Argentina 14:42 Corruption in Argentina 18:42 Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz 21:01 Honduras' Nasry "Tito" Asfura 21:42 Trump pardons drug lord JOH 22:17 Election meddling in Honduras 24:22 Election interference 25:18 Coup attempt in Brazil 26:41 Bolsonaro family 28:15 Mar-a-Lago & Latino Wall Street 30:48 Cerimedo's links to US gov't 31:35 Damián Merlo, lobbyist 32:…

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