Overview

• Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies voted 215–3 to authorize federal Judge Lino Mirabelli to carry out investigatory measures in the case against José Luis Espert tied to a US$200,000 transfer from Federico “Fred” Machado.
• Espert requested a leave from October 8 to December 8 citing personal reasons; the license still requires a vote in the chamber and does not remove his parliamentary immunity.
• Electoral Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla ordered a natural upward shift that places Karen Reichardt first on LLA’s Buenos Aires ballot and rejected elevating Diego Santilli, citing gender-parity principles and list integrity.
• LLA’s legal team plans to appeal the ruling to the National Electoral Chamber, while government strategists keep Santilli as the central face in Buenos Aires and prepare messaging if printed ballots continue to show Espert.
• The Interior Ministry presented a budget exceeding 12 billion pesos to reprint Boleta Única de Papel, and rival candidate Jorge Taiana invited Reichardt to a series of public debates as Santilli pressed to face him personally.