Overview
- The Sala VIII of the Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones del Trabajo revoked the officialization of Lista Celeste‑Verde on Thursday after court‑appointed handwriting experts flagged 1,238 problematic signatures and the list fell short of the 1,504‑avales minimum set by the union statute.
- An avales is a written endorsement from an active, treasury‑compliant affiliate and the statute requires at least 3% of such members to validate a ticket; that threshold was central to the court's decision.
- The Junta Electoral had earlier allowed Celeste‑Verde to compete by applying a broader reading of the rule, but the court rejected that interpretation and said the board could not exempt a list from the statute's floor.
- With the opposition excluded, Armando Cavalieri's official Lista Azul — which presented more than 15,000 avales — is the only qualified ticket, effectively securing Cavalieri another term and continuity in the national federation leadership.
- Sabrina Paredes, head of Celeste‑Verde, said she will appeal and accused 'forum shopping,' while press reports say more than 100 people have gone to court alleging their signatures were forged; further legal challenges and reputational disputes are likely to continue.