Salle denounces parliamentary boycott and accuses traditional parties of covering up “international pharmaceutical mafia”

By Camila Torres

Deputy Gustavo Salle came forward this Wednesday to publicly denounce what he described as a “brutal boycott” of the Uruguayan Parliament in response to the complaint presented by his daughter, Deputy Nicole Salle, within the framework of a pre-investigative commission. According to Salle, the presentation — which consisted of 34 pages of detailed evidence, including investigations by the United States Department of Justice and the European Commission — was dismissed within minutes by the rest of the commission members.

The complaint that no one wanted to investigate

The deputy explained that the presentation documented what he considers a “universal scam” linked to the contracts signed by the government of Luis Lacalle Pou with pharmaceutical laboratories during the pandemic. Salle pointed out that these contracts are secret—even in their economic and health clauses—and stated that this fact alone constitutes “an objective element of criminal evidence.”

Figures and organizations mentioned in the complaint include Pfizer, the World Health Organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, financier Jeffrey Epstein — whom Salle claimed is “not dead” — as well as contracts identified under the name COVAX. According to the legislator, the economic damage amounts to three billion dollars stolen from Uruguayans.

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Frente Amplio and coalition aligned in the rejection

Deputy Galo, representing the multicolor coalition, was the first to announce that he would not support the initiative, arguing that there was not enough evidence. Shortly after, the Frente Amplio followed the same path with identical arguments.

Salle responded ironically by pointing out that the same legislators who rejected this investigation have dedicated “hours” to interrogating the Cardama and María Dolores cases, and even summoned rural producers and intermediaries for these cases. “What Deputy Galo requires for this issue is not what his political strength does on national issues,” he stated.

Regarding the Frente Amplio, Salle questioned its position, pointing out that the current Orsi government continues, in his opinion, negotiating with the same organizations denounced. "What is the problem of the Frente Amplio if it was not a government? That it is negotiating," he said, alluding to the recent WHO Assembly where Uruguay would have participated in negotiations on the management of future pandemics.

“Here we govern for corporations”

In a heated tone, Salle described the situation as “embarrassment” and “shame,” and maintained that Parliament covers up international mafias, including — in his words — “pedophile mafias” linked to Epstein, Bill Gates and directors of large financial corporations such as JP Morgan and the World Bank.

"Here we govern for corporations. Here we cover up international mafias," said the legislator, before announcing that his political space will dedicate a broad communication campaign to disseminate the contents of the complaint through his Salle TV channel.

Journalism also on the bench

Salle also took the opportunity to harshly criticize the Uruguayan media. He pointed out that the press conference called to announce “the most important complaint in the parliamentary history of Uruguay” had had little or no journalistic presence, while events such as a tribute to Mujica or judicial cases of lesser impact filled the press rooms.

“We are going to do a pan-view to also demonstrate the complicity of Uruguayan journalism, how disastrous Uruguayan journalism is,” he announced.