Overview

• José Luis Espert confirmed he resigned as La Libertad Avanza’s lead congressional candidate in Buenos Aires after disclosures of a $200,000 transfer from businessman Fred Machado, who has a U.S. narcotics conviction.
• The Federal Court No. 1 in La Plata said preprinted Boletas Únicas de Papel cannot be altered at this stage, so Espert’s image will appear for about 14 million eligible voters despite his withdrawal.
• Party leaders moved to install Diego Santilli atop the list, while political fallout continued with opposition figures urging Espert’s removal from congressional roles and President Javier Milei and Minister Patricia Bullrich publicly defending him.
• In the Florencio Varela triple‑homicide case, Matías Agustín Ozorio was flown by the Argentine Air Force from Lima to El Palomar under federal and provincial police escort and has refused to testify.
• Prosecutors led by Adrián Arribas lifted secrecy on the file, sought new national and international warrants for two Peruvian suspects, carried out raids that yielded no arrests, and seized a Renault 19 in Parque Chacabuco.