FBI asked to investigate Bad Bunny's record label for ties to Nicolás Maduro

Nina Valedón Santiago, candidate for the Puerto Rican Senate for the Humacao district and former deputy general secretary of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), has formally requested the FBI to investigate the Rimas record label, to which the renowned singer Bad Bunny belongs.

Valedón alleges that the company has received an investment of two million dollars from former members of the Nicolás Maduro administration, specifically from a former Venezuelan vice minister.

During an interview with Telemundo, Valedón expressed her concern about the possible implications of these investments on the democracy of Puerto Rico and the United States. "This referral to the FBI is being made due to the risk that a foreign government would pose if it interfered in the democratic process of Puerto Rico and the United States through investments in artists or influencers," she said. She also stressed that "we cannot allow money from oppressive and corrupt regimes to influence our society."

The candidate stressed the importance of transparency and accountability in these types of cases, insisting that it must be clarified who is behind the financing of the record label.

Previous reports have suggested that a former Vice Minister of Legal Security of Venezuela, linked to the Maduro administration, would have invested the two million dollars and would be the main shareholder of Rimas.

Valedón concluded by emphasizing that, unlike Venezuela, in Puerto Rico there is freedom of expression, and that the presence of foreign capital linked to authoritarian regimes represents a significant risk for the future of the country and its democracy.