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The Cuban deputy Carlos Miguel Pérez Reyes publicly reaffirmed his support for President Miguel Díaz-Canel after a note from CiberCuba referenced his recent posts regarding the need to implement economic reforms in the country more effectively.
In a new message on social media, the legislator backtracked and stated that there is an "observer bias" in the interpretation of his words.
“For some like CiberCuba, I would be ‘questioning’ or ‘demanding’ the President. For others, however, I am supporting the transformations that he himself has deemed urgent and necessary,” he stated.
The deputy stated that he was "99% sure" he agreed with Díaz-Canel "on the essentials" and assured that the president faces "forty political filters" that he does not have. "I stand by my president," he concluded.
The clarification comes hours after CiberCuba published the note titled "Implementation Needed": Cuban Deputy Questions Díaz-Canel's Comforting Rhetoric, which included statements from Pérez himself demanding to move from rhetoric to the concrete execution of the reforms announced by the Government.
In that post, the deputy reacted to a speech by the president during a Council of Ministers meeting with the phrase: "A much-needed speech. And what about the implementation?" he said in his post.
Pérez then stated that the country needs “an implementation program, with clear priorities, defined responsibilities, deadlines, and public oversight,” and warned that the main bottleneck is not the diagnosis, but the execution.
Among the mentioned obstacles, he noted the staffing shortage in key state structures, institutional weakness in municipalities with vacancies in leadership positions and control issues, as well as insufficient energy and fuel.
He also proposed a "lighter but more effective" state where it matters, with a reduction in bureaucratic structures, total digitalization of essential procedures, quarterly targets with public accountability, and a review of measures that, as he stated, are constraining the economy.
The initial statements sparked widespread debate on social media. Some users questioned the repetition of official promises without visible results, while others supported the deputy's technical approach and his call to simplify processes and reduce bureaucratism.
In his most recent message, Pérez recalled that in the past he chose to remain silent because his statements were used by "enemies of the Revolution" to attack the country. However, he assured that after a conversation with the president, he resumed his public voice, convinced that silence "does more harm than good."
The episode highlights the tensions within the official discourse itself, set against a backdrop of deep economic crisis, persistent inflation, and structural difficulties affecting the daily lives of Cubans.
For many, the deputy's new approach reflects a fear of reprisals from the regime itself, which tends to silence critical voices within its structure.
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