Overview

• Federal Judge Guillermo Díaz Martínez ordered immediate reinstatement of all non-contributory disability pensions suspended in Catamarca and payment of withheld amounts.
• The ruling bars ANDIS from continuing audits under the contested regulation or issuing new suspensions until a final judgment, complementing a recent administrative pause.
• The amparo was filed by APIFADYN, several beneficiaries, and the provincial ombudsman seeking to nullify suspensions and challenge Decree 843/24 as unconstitutional.
• Plaintiffs described due process flaws, including confusing or defective notices, onerous travel, short response times, and cases where no staff conducted reviews, with cuts first detected in July through non-payment.
• The court issued the measure without prior notice to the national government due to beneficiary vulnerability, noted support from federal prosecutor Santos Reynoso, and ordered registration for potential use as precedent in other jurisdictions.