Overview

• Union leaders allege a 50,000-million-peso deal with Suizo Argentina coincided with medicine shortages, suspended services and depleted stocks at military hospitals.
• ATE claims IOSFA shifted from more than 25,000 million pesos in reserves to a deficit reported between 160,000 and over 200,000 million pesos, affecting coverage for its 650,000 affiliates.
• The union says it will stage actions at IOSFA delegations and urges judicial intervention, citing a reported seizure of about US$266,000 and 7 million pesos from Emmanuel Kovalivker, described as a partner of the firm.
• IOSFA counters that Suizo Argentina has long been a supplier, asserts purchases are via public bids or price competitions without direct agreements, and notes current tenders exclude Suizo; a former chief says a 30,000-million-peso tender was split among six firms with Suizo receiving a small share.
• Los Andes reports a broader case under Judge Sebastián Casanello and Prosecutor Franco Picardi that lists Karina Milei, Javier Milei, Martín Menem and businessman Eduardo Kovalivker among those under investigation for alleged fraud, illicit association and bribery.