POLITICS & CORRUPTION Espert for President! 11-10-2025 06:00 José Luis Espert’s fall from grace was dramatic, portentous. In just a few weeks, he went from one of the pillars of Javier Milei’s government to a political outcast. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Scandal-hit lawmaker Espert seeks leave of absence from lower house 08-10-2025 14:31 La Libertad Avanza national deputy, now facing money-laundering probe over links to suspected drug-trafficker and fraudster, requests leave of absence until December 8 – two days before his term in office ends.
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Espert and Machado’s murky history 08-10-2025 12:27 How the government’s main candidate in Buenos Aires Province became tainted by campaign contributions of dubious origin. by Rodis Recalt
EDITORIAL Hunted by a red October 04-10-2025 06:26 The last few days have shown Trump’s support to be insufficient to overcome the loss of confidence in the libertarian administration, a problem which the midmonth snapshot with the Republican in Washington planned by Milei is hardly likely to change.
POLITICS Espert confirms link to Machado but says US$200K payment wasn't 'criminal' 03-10-2025 11:09 La Libertad Avanza deputy confirms he received US$200,000 payment, but says it came from consultancy work for Guatemalan firm; Candidate says he had several meetings with Machado as Milei issues public backing, denounces “Kirchnerite operation.”
PROFILE Who is ‘Fred’ Machado, suspect linked to Espert scandal? 02-10-2025 13:52 Businessman under arrest and facing extradition to the United States is accused of heading a narco ring using aircraft to traffic tons of cocaine.
POLITICS & CORRUPTION US court files show Espert received US$200,000 from alleged narco-trafficker 02-10-2025 13:36 Current national deputy and leading La Libertad Avanza candidate received a money order for US$200,000 in 2020, coming from a criminal organisation linked by Fred Machado, who is awaiting extradition to the United States.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS 'Cuadernos' of corruption: A look at the entrepreneurs in the dock 18-09-2025 07:42 A couple of months away from the start of Argentina’s biggest-ever corruption trial, the “Cuadernos de las Coimas” case currently involves 74 defendants and 626 witnesses.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Defendants offer millions to avoid trial in ‘Cuadernos’ graft case 17-09-2025 16:44 Business leaders offer more than US$1 billion in cash, properties and other items to avoid standing trial but run into resistance from lead prosecutor; Mega-corruption trial probing alleged bribery and kickbacks at Federal Planning Ministry under Kirchner governments due to kick off November 6.
COURTS Fired ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo could turn whistleblower in graft case 09-09-2025 00:23 The former head of the ANDIS national disability agency is pursuing a different strategy to the Kovalivkers, the owners of the Suizo Argentina, who have asked for the case implicated top Milei government officials to be closed. by Giselle Leclercq
ANDIS SCANDAL ANDIS scandal: Experts struggle to extract data from Spagnuolo’s phone 04-09-2025 16:28 Deleted messages from the phone of the former head of the National Disability Agency (ANDIS), Diego Spagnuolo , cannot be recovered, according to experts working on data extraction
As I see it Dark clouds line the horizon 30-08-2025 06:52 Millions who voted for Milei less than two years ago may have assumed that he would immediately replace the old political class but, needless to say, that was a pipe dream. by James Neilson
EDITORIAL Audios rather more than hearsay 30-08-2025 06:37 No room for innocence where squeezing kickbacks out of the medicine for around a million disabled people is concerned – arguably the most vulnerable sector of society.
Politics & corruption Milei’s libertarian dream and the risks of Karina’s greed 30-08-2025 06:22 It seems as if the Milei administration has been participating in the “caste-like” behaviour it was mandated by its voters to eradicate. by Agustino Fontevecchia
argentina Police carry out raids as Milei sister graft probe continues 29-08-2025 22:37 Police on Friday raided the offices of the ANDIS national disability agency and Suizo Argentino pharma firm as corruption probe continues.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Milei’s poll numbers take a hit amid bribery scandal claims 29-08-2025 07:33 One week out from key elections in Buenos Aires Province, the popularity of Argentina’s President has hit a slump – but will scandalous graft claims be enough to damage his chances at the ballot-box? by James Grainger
ABOUT THE BRIBERY SCANDAL Explainer: What to know about ANDIS audio scandal 28-08-2025 16:52 Burgeoning corruption scandal prompted by leaked audio recordings linking Karina Milei and other top officials to corrupt practices in the purchases of medicine for disabled people.
CORRUPTION CRISIS Trading in ‘Lule’ Menem to save Karina Milei 28-08-2025 13:48 A risky idea is starting to spread in one government sector. Perhaps the only way to save the supreme sister is to sacrifice Lule. by Javier Calvo
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT Alarm bell ring for investors amid graft scandal claims 28-08-2025 11:55 Members of so-called ‘círculo rojo’ business establishment concerned by possible consequences of recent scandal, which could slow desired influx of investment. What the top businessmen who defend the economic plan think about the future. by Ariel Maciel
PROFILE: Diego Spagnuolo Diego Spagnolo: Milei’s ex-lawyer caught up in bribery audio leaks 25-08-2025 17:51 The man at the centre of the latest scandal facing President Javier Milei’s government is a friend of the head of state with a relationship going back years.
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Probe into alleged corruption at disability agency implicates Milei’s sister 22-08-2025 17:41 Raids carried out to gather evidence in an investigation into an alleged corruption case at the ANDIS national disability agency that implicates, among others, President Javier Milei's sister.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS ‘Cuadernos’ case: Forensic experts confirm graft log was written by driver 19-08-2025 20:57 Calligraphic analysis by Gendarmerie forensic experts shows that same person wrote notebooks allegedly detailing huge corruption scheme, but can not establish authorship of subsequent changes and deletions.
Politics & public works Seventeen years on, Sarmiento super-tunnel project canned 13-08-2025 23:42 After 17 years and with US$420 million of kit left underground, the Sarmiento underpass has been abandoned with its entrance sealed off, reports journalist Diego Cabot, after the firms in charge of the project and President Javier Milei’s government decided to pull the plug.
COURT RULING Court orders Fernández de Kirchner, other defendants ordered to pay US$535 million 16-07-2025 10:42 After experts analysed "the damage to the public purse” in Vialidad case, a court orders that former president and co-defendants to pay back about 684.99 billion Argentine pesos.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Corruption claims and political miscalculations 12-07-2025 06:16 The Milei government must defend its hard-fought macroeconomic stability at all costs, at least until the election. That’s why Caputo and Milei went on the offensive, making the rounds with their typical, friendly interviewers to accuse provincial governors and the opposition at large of seeking to destabilise the government. by Agustino Fontevecchia
OPINION & ANALYSIS The political temptations of leatherwork 10-07-2025 23:52 Suitcases. Bags. Satchels. Like a loop, a new scandal exposes the irresistible seduction which leather goods seem to have on Argentine politics. by Javier Calvo
MYSTERIOUS FLIGHT IN FOCUS The businessman, the employee, the private jet and 10 suitcases 10-07-2025 23:46 Court probe puts mystery of private jet suitcases back on agenda; Government denials of uninspected luggage from Miami queried, with CPAC-linked businessman Leonardo Scatturice and his employee Laura Belén Arrieta in spotlight.
FIFA CORRUPTION CASE Convictions in FIFA corruption case reinstated, rules court 03-07-2025 14:32 United States appeals court reinstates convictions of former Fox broadcasting executive and Argentine sports-marketing firm Full Play involved in the FIFA corruption scandal.
POLITICS & COURTS Court approves Lula’s visit to house-bound Fernández de Kirchner 02-07-2025 14:11 Federal judge approves Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s request for Brazil’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to visit her in Buenos Aires while she’s under house arrest.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Court says Fernández de Kirchner’s allies need authorisation to visit 26-06-2025 19:05 Kirchnerite legislators must seek authorisation from defence lawyers to visit Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in house arrest, rules court.
COURTS Supreme Court revives Correo Argentino court case linked to Macri family 24-06-2025 11:18 Supreme Court reactivates Correo Argentino case, rejects Grupo Macri appeal; Judges accused of “manifest enmity” towards former president to remain on the case.
POLITICS Fernández de Kirchner claims police are attempting to provoke supporters 20-06-2025 22:47 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, confined to house arrest as she serves a six-year jail term, urges supporters not to gather as police deploy near her apartment.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Cristina, wherefore art thou? Argentina on (permanent) CFK balcony watch 19-06-2025 21:41 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be allowed to go out onto the balcony of her apartment while serving house arrest for corruption, the court enforcing the sentence confirmed on Thursday.
CFK GRAFT CONVICTION 'We will return,' Fernández de Kirchner tells crowd in Plaza de Mayo 18-06-2025 17:08 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner told her followers in the Plaza de Mayo on Wednesday that "we will return" as she began her first full day in detention.
'Vialidad' corruption case House arrest for CFK – 10 keys from the court ruling 18-06-2025 16:51 Key points from the resolution authorising Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve out her six-year prison sentence at home in the Constitución neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
'ARGENTINA WITH CRISTINA' Tens of thousands rally in support of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 18-06-2025 16:02 Peronist, Kirchnerite groups rally for 'Argentina with Cristina' march; Mass protest outside Government House follows Supreme Court ruling confirming corruption sentence.
'ARGENTINA WITH CRISTINA' Fernández de Kirchner’s supporters march in Buenos Aires 18-06-2025 13:31 Protesters denounce conviction ordering former president to serve six-year jail term and enforcing lifetime ban on public office; Former president granted house arrest by courts.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Court rules Fernández de Kirchner will serve six-year prison term at home 17-06-2025 16:07 Judge grants Cristina Fernández de Kirchner permission to serve her jail term at her apartment in Constitución neighbourhood of Buenos Aires; Former president must wear electronic ankle bracelet during her detention.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Fernández de Kirchner granted house arrest, claims lawyer 17-06-2025 14:18 Lawyer Gregorio Dalbón says former president has been granted permission to serve her six-year jail term for corruption at her residence in Buenos Aires, despite the objections of prosecutors.
POLITICS ‘Argentina with Cristina’ – Allies to join CFK at federal court surrender 16-06-2025 17:15 Kirchnerite, Peronist factions to mobilise for march on Comodoro Py federal courthouse after Supreme Court upholds six-year prison sentence and political ban for corruption charges.
POLITICS CFK's supporters keep vigil over threat of prison 14-06-2025 23:38 Hundreds gather outside the Supreme Court in Buenos Aires in show of support for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after her conviction.
As I see it Tougher times for politicians on the take 14-06-2025 06:41 Argentina is turning into a country in which even the most powerful among them understand that they would be well advised to respect the letter of the law. by James Neilson
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Chronicle of a guilty sentence foretold 14-06-2025 06:34 There is an unwritten rule that the Supreme Court does not intervene in electoral processes. But something different happened here, forcing the tribunal to rule and accept it would be questioned for blocking one of Argentina’s most popular politicians from running. Internal rumblings of the highest political order as the triumvirate attempts to mask its fractures. by Agustino Fontevecchia
SURVEY SAYS… Argentines split on CFK verdict amid distrust in Judiciary 13-06-2025 14:53 New polls show the majority of the public believes Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is guilty of corruption but deep scepticism towards the justice system and its motivations.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Fernández de Kirchner to present herself before courts on Wednesday 13-06-2025 11:17 Ex-president confirms in social media posts she will appear at the Comodoro Py federal courthouse on Wednesday; She says she will do this to “comply with the law” and states house arrest “is not a privilege,” highlighting security concerns.
POLITICS CFK conviction prompts political shockwaves, protests 13-06-2025 10:49 Supporters of convicted ex-president react with anger to ruling – what next for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Peronism and the national political landscape?
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Explainer: Keys to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s conviction 12-06-2025 15:48 The many legal woes of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose corruption conviction has been confirmed and rendered definitive by Argentina’s Supreme Court.
FORMER PRESIDENT JAILED Casa Rosada expects Fernández de Kirchner's arrest to be ‘respectful’ 12-06-2025 14:39 Although the details will be decided by the courts, government officials anticipate that the two-term former president will be treated with respect during the process.
GOVERNMENT REACTION Unity or infighting? Milei government awaits Peronism’s next move 12-06-2025 14:10 Casa Rosada sources says Peronism will either ‘circle the wagons or break up’ – whatever happens, officials promise to guarantee public order. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
CRISTINA CONDEMNED Fernández de Kirchner seeks house arrest, denounces ‘persecution’ at ICC 11-06-2025 22:31 Supporters rally in Buenos Aires outside the former president’s home as her lawyers appeal to the International Criminal Court and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.