Overview
- Argentina’s Federal Oral Tribunal No. 7 closed 2025 by finishing the public reading of charges and set the trial to restart on February 3, 2026 after the January recess.
- The Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation rejected defense appeals, confirming the Unidad de Información Financiera as a party to the case and upholding the use of cooperating-witness statements under Law 27.304.
- Cassation also dismissed challenges over a judge’s removal and endorsed the appointment of Néstor Costabel as a fourth judge for the debate phase.
- The court will keep most hearings virtual but will conduct defendants’ questioning in person, a format supported by the Supreme Court, and it allotted 45 minutes per defense for preliminary motions.
- Defenses plan multiple nullity challenges before in-person questioning, and the case’s ‘Corredores Viales’ segment details allegations against Julio De Vido, Claudio Uberti and businessmen, including accounts of cash handoffs in public venues.