Overview
- Buenos Aires’ Federal Chamber (Sala II) confirmed the pretrial charges for alleged incompatible dealings in office, with judges Martín Irurzun and Roberto Boico in the majority and Eduardo Farah in partial dissent.
- The court said there was direct intervention from the Presidency through private secretary María Cantero that favored broker Héctor Martínez Sosa, citing messages including a May 2023 exchange tied to a reversed appointment.
- The decree 823/21 that centralized state insurance purchases through Nación Seguros is central to the case, which the court says enabled discretionary selection of intermediaries.
- Prosecutors report that firms linked to Martínez Sosa captured about 59.6% of commissions from Nación Seguros, exceeding 2.25 billion pesos during the period under scrutiny.
- The chamber also upheld measures against Martínez Sosa, Cantero, and former Nación Seguros executives, ordered deeper inquiries into money flows, and left the instruction open for Judge Sebastián Casanello and Prosecutor Carlos Rívolo to consider sending the case to trial.