Overview

• Argentine federal agents detained Enzo Falaschi and Matías Morales in Mendoza on September 3 at Chile’s request, and the case is now before Juzgado Federal Nº1 de Mendoza.
• The men remain in Unidad 32 in downtown Mendoza with an order pending for transfer to the federal prison in Cacheuta while the court processes the request.
• In July, the Cuarto Juzgado de Garantías de Santiago ordered their preventive detention and issued an international arrest warrant tied to the investigation.
• The accusations stem from alleged non-consensual encounters involving two Chilean hockey players at an apartment in Vitacura after an August 2023 tournament, when the rugby players were contracted by Stade Français.
• The defense has formally rejected extradition, claims Chile has not transmitted the full dossier, raises safety concerns about a transfer, and notes the process could extend for more than a month.