Ramón Amarilla, the former police officer detained without conviction, who now sits in the Misiones Legislature.

According to initial official data, the list headed by Ramón Amarilla , "For Life and Values," was left with 12.79% of the vote in this Sunday's elections and a chance to enter the Misiones Legislature. The striking fact is that the candidate in question is in custody , accused of "sedition and conspiracy" against the provincial government.

With 55% of the votes counted by midnight Sunday, the retired non-commissioned officer's ticket was in third place, behind Libertad Avanza, which obtained 20.7%, and Frente Renovador, which placed first with 30.3%. With this percentage, it would be the first time in the province that a detained person has run for election and won a seat , in addition to the other three that his party could win.

Even a spokesperson for his party, Germán Palavecino, emphasized that the candidate had a "very good election" and highlighted his victory at the 25 polling stations in the town of Garupá. In this regard, he told the local press that according to his calculations, "Ramón was first, Renovación was second, and LLA was third, in Garupá."

Amarilla, identified as one of the leaders of the police uprisings that took place in early 2024 demanding salary increases, has been imprisoned since September in Penal Unit VIII of Cerro Azul, where he is serving preventive detention.

His candidacy had been challenged by electoral prosecutor Flavio Marino Morchio, a cousin of Justicialist Governor Hugo Passlaqcua, due to the legal proceedings he faces, but the Electoral Tribunal of Misiones officially approved his candidacy and allowed him to participate in the elections.

The agent's foray into politics was promoted by Pro Party representative Miguel Núñez—who was later removed from the Macri administration—and announced by the former police officer himself from the prison where he spends his days.

As Clarín reported , the case involving Amarilla and seven other police officers began with a complaint from a "repentant" officer who leaked a series of alleged messages the officers exchanged in a WhatsApp group called "Just Queue." In that virtual space, they allegedly planned to set fires on the outskirts of Posadas and then seize fire trucks and patrol cars.

The idea, according to the prosecution, was to force the provincial government "to maintain the amnesty" for all the police officers who had taken up quarters in May of last year amid protests against the government administration.

Amarilla repeatedly denied the accusations against him and asserted that the legal proceedings were, in fact, part of a persecution for having led the security forces' protest.