Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) accuses a businessman of “fraud and collusion” who claims that he followed orders from President Rodrigo Chaves' circle of trust. Christian Bulgarelli is a name widely heard in Costa Rican politics.

He is accused of having drafted the conditions of the contract that was awarded to him for $400,000, donated in 2022, although the accused has shown evidence that he always acted under the orders of the authorities in the Presidency of the Republic. The businessman took two months to present his defense and now has a clearer argument. He has not committed fraud because everything was done in coordination with Navarro, with Rodríguez and even with President Chaves, and there is no collusion because he did not agree on anything improper with anyone, he only followed orders. The Bank is accused in the recent past of serving as financial food for Central American governments in corrupt or authoritarian practices. It is not investigating the President, nor the Ministers nor the Costa Rican representative to CABEi involved.