from VHeadline:

<<Edgardo Russo, illegally authorized the deforestation of huge areas of rain forest including 569,908 cubic meters of lumber by Aserradeo El Manteco at Rancho Quemao and a further 6,000 cubic meters of environmentally protected tree species at El Jobo in Roscio municipality in direct defiance of orders issued by the current Minister of Environment.>>

This would imply that Garcia also defied Ortega's orders. With the two at war with one another, it's hard to believe that Merly would give Ortega the ammunition to get her fired.