Overview
- Federal Oral Court No. 1 unanimously acquitted ex–chiefs of staff Aníbal Fernández and Jorge Capitanich along with 12 others, including former AFA president Luis Segura.
- The panel found the prosecution failed to present motivated, individualized conclusions and arbitrarily valued evidence, making the accusation legally null.
- The tribunal rejected the Prosecutor’s Office request to seize 456 million pesos that it said were diverted during the program.
- All asset freezes and other precautionary measures imposed during the investigation were ordered lifted.
- The court will release its written grounds on March 11, 2026, after which prosecutors may appeal to the Federal Court of Cassation; complainant Graciela Ocaña condemned the ruling and said she will seek to take part in the appeal stage.