Operative Behind Milei’s Rise Arrested in Murder Plot

Fernando Cerimedo, the far-right political operative behind Javier Milei’s rise, was arrested in Bolivia last week on charges that he attempted to assassinate his girlfriend, activist Nadia Beller. Argentine journalist Soledad Vallejos joins Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra to trace the bot farms, disinformation campaigns, and covert digital consulting jobs on Cerimedo’s CV across Mexico, Brazil, Honduras, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina — work that fueled the far right’s rise across Latin America.

Vallejos breaks down how the former poker tournament organizer with no political background became Milei’s second-largest campaign donor, built the disinformation outlet La Derecha Diario, and helped arrange Tucker Carlson’s 2023 interview with Milei — all while officials in Buenos Aires now claim not to know him. She connects Cerimedo’s network to a much larger global operation, stretching from the Atlas Network and Cato Institute to Peter Thiel, whose Milei courtship seems to include a new $12 million Buenos Aires mansion.

The man behind Milei’s rise just got arrested for trying to kill his girlfriend.

Journalist Soledad Vallejos on what Fernando Cerimedo’s arrest in Bolivia exposed about the far right’s rise across Latin America: