«It had no relation to the pension reform«, clarified this Tuesday the advisor to the Ministry of Labor Christopher Hunneuswho has been in controversy in recent hours for the call he received from one of the partners of the financial advisory and intermediation company LarraínVial.
The incident occurred yesterday afternoon at Labor Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and Deputieswhen Hunneus, when he was presenting the results of the study on replacement rates with and without PGU, received a call from Leonardo Suárez, whose name matches one of the partners of this company.
Although at first none of the attendees realized the situation, later Opposition parliamentarians requested explanations from the Government after the callremembering that the Minister of Labor, Jeannette Jaraadmitted that at the meeting he attended at the house of lobbyist Pablo Zalaquett There were two executives from said company.
The uncomfortable call that Cristobal Hunneus received while speaking before the House Labor Committee on replacement rates.
In Larraín Vial one of the partners is called Leonardo Suárez.@Cooperative pic.twitter.com/ra4ByMmku2
— Jorge Espinoza Cuellar (@espinozacuellar) January 15, 2024
«I have no connection with this person, I didn’t even know who it was and I didn’t even realize when the call came in.«, clarified yesterday the Secretary of State.
The fact was commented on Tuesday by Hunneus, who claimed to know Leonardo Suárez «more than 10 years ago, someone introduced us and We talk regularly about the progress of the economyjust as I do with many people from banks and investment banks to learn their visions.
In dialogue with The Seconda, the partner and director of data science at Unholster, a Chilean software company, indicated that «They also call me to find out if I have data on models that we make with Public Procurement dataTransparent Government, and we design specific solutions for companies.»
«I called him back around 6:00 p.m.. It had no relation to the pension reform. I have met him (Suárez) for lunch, for breakfast and we talk once a month,» said the political-economic advisor for the pension reform.
According to the aforementioned media, LarrainVial could be one of the new private pension investors if it meets the capital and single-line requirements, an option that is still unknown if it is within its interests.