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Norberto Oyarbide, controversial former judge, dies aged 70

03-09-2021 03:13 Norberto Oyarbide was one of the most controversial judges in Argentina’s history. He died last Wednesday at the age of 70, after spending two months in hospital with double pneumonia produced by coronavirus.

BIG TECH

Is Facebook a monopoly? A few ideas to help the FTC out…

10-07-2021 08:20 For anyone operating in the same digital ecosystem as Facebook, it is painstakingly clear that Zuckerberg’s creation has excessive market power and uses it to its own benefit. The same can be said about Google and a few other Silicon Valley giants.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CRIME & SECURITY

Authorities break up ‘Chinese mafia’ gang in Buenos Aires

28-05-2021 02:28 Judge remands five defendants in custody; Gang accused of extortion and attacks on supermarkets in capital.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil judge halts parts of Bolsonaro's decrees to relax gun laws

13-04-2021 14:14 Judge Justice Rosa Weber on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court on Monday suspended parts of four decrees issued by President Jair Bolsonaro relaxing the country's gun control laws.

Aborto Legal

Judge in Chaco moves to block application of abortion law

29-01-2021 15:29 Argentina's landmark and recently approved abortion law faced its first setback on Thursday in the northern province of Chaco, after a judge moved to suspend its application.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Covid patient who took chlorine dioxide dies in hospital

15-01-2021 18:25 Outrage after judge compels private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide to 92-year-old coronavirus patient in a case medical doctors labelled "a scandal."

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentine judge orders chlorine dioxide be given to Covid patient

11-01-2021 16:28 Outrage as judge compels private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide to a coronavirus patient in a case medical doctors have labelled "a scandal."

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER

UK court rejects Julian Assange's extradition to United States

04-01-2021 12:32 British judge blocks WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States to face espionage charges, finding he is at serious risk of suicide.

US SUPREME COURT

Trump to make court pick by Saturday, before Ginsburg burial

21-09-2020 16:11 US president says he expects to announce pick for the Supreme Court by week’s end, before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is buried.

BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE

Court in La Plata orders eviction of Guernica encampment

09-09-2020 17:48 Appeals Court in La Plata orders clearance of occupied land on southern fringes of Buenos Aires, including eviction of estimated 2,500 poverty-stricken families.

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: August 8 to 15

15-08-2020 11:05 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE SCANDAL

Arribas, Majdalani sent to trial in illegal espionage case

06-08-2020 17:31 Gustavo Arribas and Silvia Majdalani, leaders of the AFI intelligence agency during Macri administration, committed to trial for illegal espionage, abuse of authority and falsification of public documents.

expropriation of Vicentin

Fernández says he won't expropriate soy trader Vicentin in U-turn

01-08-2020 08:13 The government won’t risk taking on Vicentin’s private debt and making Argentines responsible for its management’s “irresponsible” decision-making, President Alberto Fernández said on Twitter, criticising the judge overseeing bankruptcy proceedings.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Trial into alleged public works graft, with CFK in dock, to restart next week

28-07-2020 22:09 Trial into alleged corruption in the awarding of public works contracts to restart online next Monday after suspension due to coronavirus pandemic.

Causa peajes

Judge sends two ex-Macri administration officials to trial

21-07-2020 21:50 Charges against former National Highways director Javier Iguacel and ex-Treasury prosecutor Bernardo Saravia Frías relate to presumed irregularities in the awarding of highway toll concessions.

COURTS

Federal judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral confirms resignation

14-07-2020 16:01 Federal judge, who has had a long and controversial judicial career, says he will step down when he reaches post’s age limit of 75.

BLOOMBERG

Creditors allege Vicentin soy giant siphoned off US$400 million

05-07-2020 08:10 Banks are asking a New York judge to subpoena more documents from bankrupt soy-export giant Vicentin, saying there may have been “major international financial impropriety” that saw US$400 million drained from the firm.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CLAIMS

22 arrests in illegal espionage probe, including ex-Macri official

02-07-2020 02:47 Susana Martinengo, co-ordinator of presidential documentation during the 2015-2019 Macri presidency, and 21 others detained on charges of illegal espionage against various political leaders.

Global pandemic

Judge orders Brazil's Bolsonaro to use face mask in public

23-06-2020 15:33 Judge Renato Coelho Borelli said in his ruling that Bolsonaro “has exposed other people to the contagion of a disease that has caused national commotion.”

expropriation of Vicentin

Vicentin tensions rise amid protests, Fernández backlash

22-06-2020 08:42 Thousands of Argentines in Santa Fe Province, where Vicentin is headquartered, and other cities, expressed anger at the expropriation plan on Saturday, as President Alberto Fernández insisted on nationalising the company.

Correo Argentino

Commercial judge places Correo Argentino under trusteeship

06-03-2020 17:23 Decision followed a writ filed by Attorney General Carlos Zannini and commercial prosecutor Gabriela Boquin.

JUDICIARY

Martínez de Giorgi to take on Bonadio’s cases in courts

11-02-2020 23:50 Federal judge, who keeps a low profile, selected by lottery to replace his late peer Claudio Bonadio, who died last week age 64.

JUDICIARY

Judge Claudio Bonadio leaves behind mixed legacy

08-02-2020 10:09 The divisive federal judge was seen as a hero to some, while others considered him a spearhead of “lawfare” against Cristina Kirchner and her officials.

JUDICIARY

Bonadio, between heaven and hell

08-02-2020 07:59 The death of federal judge Claudio Bonadio in the first week of February once again cracked open the abyss of our very particular form of polarisation, which even has its own name (la grieta).

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Freedom of the Press

Brazil judge rejects hacking accusation against Greenwald

07-02-2020 11:22 A judge in Brasilia dismissed accusations that Glenn Greenwald was involved in hacking phones of Brazilian officials, following weeks of criticism that his prosecution would infringe on constitutional protections for journalists.

FEDERAL JUDGE

Controversial judge Claudio Bonadio dies from brain tumor

04-02-2020 14:11 One of the most controversial characters to work at the Comodoro Py federal courthouse, Bonadio passed away aged 64. As a federal judge, he had a prolonged and intense conflict with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, taking her to oral trial in the controversial “corruption notebooks” case.

Killing of Fernando Báez Sosa

New testimony tests 'Los Rugbiers' pact of silence on killing

28-01-2020 11:15 With new evidence from eyewitnesses, it is becoming clear that not all of the rugby players played an equal role in the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa. Will their pact to stick together remain?

by Nicolás Fábrega

Corruption & the courts

Fernández de Kirchner angrily denies graft claims as she testifies in court

02-12-2019 18:21 Former president made an unusual detour Monday on her way back to office, appearing in court to defend herself angrily against corruption charges stemming from her time in office.

News of judge

Norberto Oyarbide, controversial former judge, dies aged 70

Is Facebook a monopoly? A few ideas to help the FTC out…

Authorities break up ‘Chinese mafia’ gang in Buenos Aires

Brazil judge halts parts of Bolsonaro's decrees to relax gun laws

Judge in Chaco moves to block application of abortion law

Covid patient who took chlorine dioxide dies in hospital

Argentine judge orders chlorine dioxide be given to Covid patient

UK court rejects Julian Assange's extradition to United States

Trump to make court pick by Saturday, before Ginsburg burial

Court in La Plata orders eviction of Guernica encampment

What we learned this week: August 8 to 15

Arribas, Majdalani sent to trial in illegal espionage case

Fernández says he won't expropriate soy trader Vicentin in U-turn

Trial into alleged public works graft, with CFK in dock, to restart next week

Judge sends two ex-Macri administration officials to trial

Federal judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral confirms resignation

Creditors allege Vicentin soy giant siphoned off US$400 million

22 arrests in illegal espionage probe, including ex-Macri official

Judge orders Brazil's Bolsonaro to use face mask in public

Vicentin tensions rise amid protests, Fernández backlash

Commercial judge places Correo Argentino under trusteeship

Martínez de Giorgi to take on Bonadio’s cases in courts

Judge Claudio Bonadio leaves behind mixed legacy

Bonadio, between heaven and hell

Brazil judge rejects hacking accusation against Greenwald

Controversial judge Claudio Bonadio dies from brain tumor

New testimony tests 'Los Rugbiers' pact of silence on killing

Fernández de Kirchner angrily denies graft claims as she testifies in court

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Government could reopen border to foreign tourists next month

Argentina eases travel curbs as midterm campaign ramps up

Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects vaccine passports

Argentina's economy shrank in second quarter amid worst Covid wave

Cecilia Moreau marca diferencias con Juan Manzur y cuenta que le perdió el respeto a Fernanda Vallejos

Pepe Mujica: "Alberto Fernández es mi amigo, por eso lo acompaño en el sentimiento"

Aníbal Fernández tildó a Elisa Carrió de "sucia" y quiere dar vuelta la derrota en las PASO: "No competimos con nadie”

Ultiman detalles del “Plan Recuperación” con subas para jubilados y subsidios al consumo

Jubilados: el Banco Nación acuerda descuentos en 5000 farmacias para adultos mayores