Overview

• The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Kirchner’s 2022 conviction for diverting Santa Cruz public works contracts and rejected her last appeal
• She faces a six-year prison term and a lifetime ban from public office, though she may request to serve under house arrest due to her age
• Prosecutors accused Kirchner of channeling dozens of tenders to a business associate of her and her late husband during her 2007–2015 presidency
• Kirchner has denounced the verdict as an attempt to silence opposition and urged supporters outside her Buenos Aires home to “organize” in her defense
• In March the U.S. barred her entry over corruption allegations, adding an international dimension to her legal setbacks