Fernando Cerimedo

Fernando Gabriel Cerimedo (born 1 May 1981) is an Argentine political consultant and publicist. He is a co-founder of the right-wing digital outlet La Derecha Diario and has worked in political communication in several Latin American countries. He became particularly known for his involvement with supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and Argentine president Javier Milei.

In 2024, Brazil's Federal Police included Cerimedo among 37 people named in its investigation into an alleged attempt to overturn the result of the 2022 Brazilian general election. He was not subsequently charged by the Prosecutor General's Office.

In August 2026, Cerimedo was arrested in Bolivia following the shooting of his former partner, political analyst Nadia Beller. He was placed in pre-trial detention while prosecutors investigated allegations including attempted femicide and illicit enrichment. Cerimedo has denied involvement in the shooting.

Career Cerimedo was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He has stated that he studied law before moving to the United States and Puerto Rico and has made several claims about his education and early career, including studying at Harvard University and working in political campaigns in the United States. Investigations by Chequeado and Agência Pública reported that some of these claims could not be independently verified or were disputed by the institutions and individuals involved.

Cerimedo has also been linked in media reports to political campaigning surrounding Chile's constitutional referendums and the 2025 Honduran general election, although the extent of his involvement in some of these campaigns has been disputed.

Legal proceedings in Bolivia

On 18 August 2026, Bolivian police arrested Cerimedo at Viru Viru International Airport in connection with an armed attack on his former partner, Nadia Beller, who was hospitalized after being shot. Prosecutors accused Cerimedo of attempted femicide and domestic violence. He denied responsibility for the attack.

On 21 August, a court ordered Cerimedo held in pre-trial detention for 180 days at Palmasola prison while the case was investigated.

Bolivian prosecutors subsequently opened separate investigations concerning alleged illicit enrichment and alleged links to drug trafficking. As of August 2026, these proceedings remained ongoing and had not resulted in convictions.