Pelao Vade

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Rodrigo Rojas Vade
Rodrigo Rojas Vade.jpg
Rojas Vade in 2021
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 16 March 2022
Constituency13th District
Adjunct Vicepresident of the Constitutional Convention
In office
29 July 2021 – 5 September 2021
Preceded byCreation of the office
Succeeded byTania Madriaga
Personal details
Born
Rodrigo Ernesto Rojas Vade

(1983-10-10) 10 October 1983 (age 38)
Santiago, Chile
NationalityChilean
Other political
affiliations		The List of the People
OccupationPolitical activist

Rodrigo Ernesto Rojas Vade[1] (born 10 October 1983)[2] is a Chilean political activist who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.[3][4] He became an icon of the 2019 Chilean protests.[5]

Rojas is nicknamed Pelao Vade (bald Vade)[6] and was one of founding members of The List of the People, a far-left political grouping which won 17% of seats in the Convention.[7] He is openly gay.[8][9]

During his campaign in 2021, Rojas lied about having cancer.[10] The news, broken by Chilean newspaper La Tercera in September 2021, led to his resignation as Adjunct Vice President of the Constitutional Convention.[11]

Biography[]

Early life[]

Born in Puente Alto, Rojas's father worked in Movistar, a Chilean telephone company, and his mother was a homemaker. He studied Theater at the Universidad Mayor, but dropped out due to his family's financial situation. Later he would become a technician in aeronautical prevention, being hired in 2009 by airliner LAN (now LATAM), where he served as a cabin crew member.[3]

Constitutional Convention[]

In May 2021, Rojas was elected as constituent for District 13,[3][12] representing working class communes of southern Santiago.[3]

Rojas's alleged cancer condition was met with empathy across the political spectrum, like fellow constituent Carol Bown of the right-wing UDI party,[13][14] with whom he participated in dialogues organized by broadcaster Chilevisión.[15][16]

In his September 2021 confession, Rojas said that several years before the election he had been diagnosed with a condition that carried a "great stigma" —which he has yet to reveal—, telling his family and friends that he had cancer.[10] The scandal was covered by many international news outlets.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Similarly, he was dennounced by the Convention's board led by Elisa Loncón and Jaime Bassa, president and vice-president of that organ.[24]

On 8 September 2021, it was reported that Vade was expelled from «Pueblo Constituyente», political force heir of the original List of the People.[25][26]

On 20 September he resigned to the Convention, although the Constitution doesn't allow resignations, unless for medical reasons certified by the Constitutional Court.[27]

References[]

  1. ^ "Constituyente electo - Rodrigo Ernesto Rojas Vade". La Tercera. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ pelao (2021-10-10). "Cumpleaños N•37 años y contando...Agradecido de todxs lxs trabajan en un centro de salud y son nuestra familia en los días grises #tensalcodigosanitario". Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2021-09-09 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c d "Quién es Rodrigo Rojas, el constituyente que advirtió un posible "paro" de la Convención por los presos del 18-O". . 8 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Séptima jornada de la Convención: Carabineros detiene a constituyentes de la Lista del Pueblo en protesta por presos del 18-O". . 15 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Pelao Vade, icono del estallido: "Nosotros seguimos endeudándonos y ellos siguen enriqueciéndose"". El Desconcierto. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "La trastienda del encuentro cercano entre la ex subsecretaria de Piñera y el activista de la primera línea". El Líbero. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "El Mostrador - Rodrigo Rojas Vade, constituyente, fundador Lista del Pueblo y la previa a Convención". YouTube. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "La ruta que tomará La Lista del Pueblo". Radio Pauta. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Convención Constituyente tendrá ocho integrantes LGBTIQ+". Les Constituyentes (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Chile protest leader reveals he lied about having cancer". The Guardian. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Rodrigo Rojas Vade presenta renuncia a la vicepresidencia de la Convención Constitucional tras reconocer que mintió sobre padecer cáncer". La Tercera. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. ^ "El Mostrador - Rodrigo Rojas Vade, constituyente, fundador Lista del Pueblo y la previa a Convención". YouTube. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Convencionales y revelación de Rodrigo Rojas Vade: es un "grave daño a la fe pública" y "se equivocó gravemente"". El Mostrador. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Carol Bown y caso Rojas Vade: «Estoy sorprendida y desilusionada, pero no creo que haya que hacer un tema de esto. Hay mucho que avanzar»". Radio Futuro. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  15. ^ "La UDI y la Lista del Pueblo, cara a cara: El futuro de Carabineros según Carol Bown y Rodrigo Rojas Vade". Chilevisión. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  16. ^ "La trastienda del encuentro cercano entre la ex subsecretaria de Piñera y el activista de la primera línea". El Líbero. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Escándalo en Chile por constituyente y líder de las protestas que simuló tener cáncer". El Comercio. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Polémica en Chile por constituyente y líder de protestas que simuló cáncer". Infobae. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Escándalo en Chile: un político fingió estar enfermo de cáncer". Infobae. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Uno de los vicepresidentes de la Constituyente engaña a Chile con un falso cáncer". El País. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Renuncia un vicepresidente de la Convención Constitucional de Chile tras fingir un cáncer". France 24. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Chilean constituent who faked cancer resigns as vice-president of body drafting new Constitution". The Rio Times. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  23. ^ "One of the vice presidents of the Constituent Assembly deceives Chile with a false cancer". Market Research Telecast. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Elisa Loncón declaró ante la PDI en calidad de denunciante por caso Rojas Vade". Radio Bío-Bío. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Pueblo Constituyente anuncia expulsión de Rojas Vade y decide dejar vacante su cupo en la vicepresidencia". Radio Bío-Bío. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Pueblo Constituyente informó que Rodrigo Rojas Vade ya no pertenece a la agrupación: "Los hechos que se le imputan son graves"". El Mostrador. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Rodrigo Rojas Vade renuncia a la Convención Constitucional: "No volveré a asistir o participar de ninguna otra votación, independiente de mi estado de salud"". La Tercera. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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