Overview
- María Gabriela Flores, who represents Salta for La Libertad Avanza, told a Salta radio station on Wednesday that her son used congressional travel tickets on some trips.
- She said the trips were between Salta and Buenos Aires for his law studies and argued the practice was not a crime, adding that she had nothing to hide.
- Her comments followed viral images that showed her boarding a flight with her son at Salta’s airport, which prompted media questions about the tickets.
- Official travel passes, known as viáticos, are meant only for legislative work, and Argentina’s Law 25.188 and Decree 1084/2024 bar using state resources for private or family benefit.
- Opposition lawmaker Mónica Frade criticized Flores and drew a link to the separate case of Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni, where prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita recently sought flight and property records, though no formal probe of Flores was reported.