Overview
- The court rejected Morena Rial’s petition for conditional release on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, so she remains under arrest domiciliario with an electronic ankle monitor.
- Rial was sentenced on July 1 to three years of effective imprisonment after a juicio abreviado that Judge María Coelho homologated with a plea deal negotiated with deputy prosecutor Patricio Ferrari.
- The conviction stems from a January 18, 2025, Villa Adelina burglary in which investigators say Rial drove the getaway car; security cameras and a police officer’s identification at a nearby service station figure in the file.
- Her legal team publicly criticized the refusal as excessively severe and questioned impartiality, with lawyer Alejandro Cipolla posting the ruling on Instagram and Martín Leiro confirming the conditional-release request.
- The tribunal ordered a psychological evaluation and sought the prosecutor’s view before ruling, and the current restrictions will remain in place while the defense pursues procedural remedies and any appeal.