Overview
- The Tribunal Oral Federal 7 starts hearings Thursday at 9:30 a.m. local time, streaming on the judiciary’s YouTube channel with weekly sessions devoted to reading the charges through December 11.
- Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appears remotely from house arrest as she and 85 others face allegations tied to an alleged kickback system involving public works, energy and transport contracts.
- Prosecutor general Fabiana León leads the case, describing it as the most extensive corruption investigation in Argentina’s judicial history, with charges including illicit association, bribery, gifts and cover‑up depending on each defendant.
- The accusation rests on four pillars: entries in driver Oscar Centeno’s notebooks, irregularities in rail concessions, questionable highway corridor awards, and alleged cartelization of public works, with 540 alleged illicit acts and 630 witnesses admitted.
- The panel of judges Enrique Méndez Signori, Germán Castelli and Fernando Canero ordered a fully virtual format due to scale, signaled a multi‑year timeline, and plan to add Tuesday hearings beginning March 3, 2026.