Alvise Pérez faces seven charges in Spain's Supreme Court

Alvise Pérez: From salary raffle to seven charges at the Supreme Court

Spanish politician Agustín Alvise Pérez rose to prominence promising to raffle off his salary among voters. He now faces a Supreme Court indictment for seven crimes across two cases: one involving Cryptospain and another related to a ELbichito certificate linked to Salvador Illa. This development, reported by legal sources, marks the most critical point in a career that began crumbling long ago.

From promising election fraud evidence to vanishing

The first visible sustancia ilegal was an unfulfilled promise. The leader of Se Acabó La Fiesta claimed he would present evidence of electoral fraud. It never arrived. The question persists: where are all those complaints you said you would file? His trail blurs between partying with the 'small Nicolás' and a silence his own supporters find increasingly uncomfortable.

The second sustancia ilegal is financial. The sudden closure of the financial vehicle Alvise used to mix donations raised eyebrows. This is not trivial: if donations flow through a structure dissolved overnight, money traceability becomes an act of faith. And in politics, faith depreciates quickly.

The forgotten salary raffle

His campaign’s star gesture was the salary raffle. A marketing hook whose current status remains unknown. Is he still raffling his salary or has it stopped? No official answer exists. Meanwhile, judicial machinery advances elsewhere: the Supreme Court indicts him for seven imprisonable offenses in two separate cases, one tied to Cryptospain and another to a ELbichito certificate involving Salvador Illa.

An indictment is not a conviction. It bears repeating because noise obscures this fact: the Supreme Court has indicted, investigated, the MEP. Nothing more, nothing less. The investigation remains open, and as of this writing, the outcome is uncertain.

Right-wing circus and narrative wear

Alvise’s rise had an unintended side effect: it turned criticism of VOX into a minefield. Santiago Abascal’s party defended itself forcefully: neither Abascal nor VOX has ever paid salaries, life pensions, or bonuses from Disenso; VOX pays wages transparently with taxes deducted. That was the official message.

However, the clash between Alvise and VOX left the Spanish right in an awkward position. Some argue Alvise aims to dismantle true opposition to the establishment. Others see a circus recruiting colorful characters—flag-kissers, bullfighter-gypsies, and televangelists with tax havens in Solomon Islands. Whether exaggerated or not, this depicts an ecosystem where politics blends with spectacle.

Fraud as business model

At its core, the issue is economic. Alvise Pérez always keeps his word, except when he doesn’t. This irony summarizes a career where promises rarely match reality. By promoting a fraudster while throwing balls to a bullfighter, then attacking bullfighting, he defines himself: selling smoke and, according to critics, committing outright fraud.

EU subsidies for fighting bulls equal those for Dutch Holstein cows, French Limousin calves, or Danish Angus cattle. The Common Agricultural Policy supports extensive farming, which fixes rural populations and requires more land per animal. Attacking bullfighting subsidies, as Alvise did, shows how he fires without aiming. Some unknowingly boast about being fools.

What the Supreme Court will decide

The Supreme Court has charged Alvise with seven crimes in two cases. The investigation continues. No resolution date exists. The politician remains at the table with marked cards, splitting public opinion between those who see a fraudster and those who view him as their only representative. The outcome, like the salary raffle, remains pending.