Eduardo Rubén Ulloa will replace Attorney General

Former criminal prosecutor Eduardo Rubén Ulloa will replace Attorney General Kenia Porcell, effective January 1 2020. The announcement came Tuesday, December 10th from President Laurentino Cortizo.

Eduardo Rubén Ulloa will  hold office until 2024 and Mónica Castillo, current General Secretary of the Office of Attorney General of the Administration will become the substitute for Rigoberto González in this institution.

The designation of Ulloa comes after a selection process that according to President Cortizo was similar to that used for the appointment of the principal and alternate magistrates of the Supreme Court.

The appointments have yet to be ratified by the National Assembly.