ORLANDO, Fla. _ After several rumors of the existence of another chat in which Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello Nevares and close government officials participated, 97 pages of conversations were finally made public.
The content, which was published by the journalist Sandra Rodriguez Cotto in her blog in En Blanco y Negro (In Black and White), once again highlights many of the figures that were in the initial Telegram chat, including Rossello Nevares, Carlos Bermudez, Elias Sanchez (identified as F do ), Ricardo Llerandi among others.
These conversations, according to Rodriguez Cotto, took place on Nov. 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18 and 20, 2018.
"A large part of the exchanges revolve around how the governor can change the narrative of the news media, and how they do this by putting opinion polls for people to vote for social networks. Conspiracies are being discussed to try to change the issues that affected the governor's interests," said the Puerto Rican journalist.
Rodriguez Cotto published a short video on Tuesday night explaining that she was evaluating the content and said that its authenticity "was corroborated, the governor and his relatives make strong attacks against the Puerto Rican press, as well as public figures and discuss strategies to allegedly manipulate the information".
In the chat, comments are made precisely about Rodriguez Cotto, whom Rossello Nevares called "tipeja," and instructed not to give him "not a glass of water." Bermudez, on the other hand, described her as being a "hypocrite, crazy, buscona, climber and self-conscious" before suggesting that "our people in networks should finish her."
They also made comments about ex-candidate Alexandra Lugaro who ran against Rossello Nevarez, whom they called a "whore" and mocked her for her use of foul language and how she called regueton artist Tito El Bambino "lena," a word use to express that something is not good. Also, Rossello Nevares called Manuel Natal, a politician who is currently dating Lugaro "mamabicho," and Bermudez suggested that "we have to hit Natal hard."
Central Florida was also the primary the focus of this new chat, in which officials are seen closely following the Puerto Rican vote in the last elections. They were monitoring Osceola and Orange county races and how the U.S. Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson was developing.
The governor is expected to leave office on Friday at 5 p.m. as he explained in the pre-recorded video that was posted on Facebook last week.
On Wednesday, Rossello Nevares announced that he had selected Pedro Pierluisi as a candidate for secretary of state, which, according to the Constitution of Puerto Rico, is the person who would assume the title of governor as soon as the incumbent resigns from office.
