Overview

• Judge Guillermo Molinari of Federal Court No. 1 in Santiago del Estero ordered the state and ANDIS to reverse suspensions and retentions of non‑contributory disability pensions at once.
• The precautionary measure applies across the province and remains in force until a final judgment, restoring payments that had been halted by an ANDIS audit.
• Thousands in the province were affected after missing audit appointments due to address changes and notification problems, with ANSES creating special attention windows for those needing to present medical documentation.
• The case was brought by the provincial Ombudsman, Daniel Edgardo Escobar Correa, on behalf of disability-sector associations, and the court explicitly affirmed its jurisdiction.
• In a related development, a federal judge in Río Negro ordered the restoration of two suspended pensions and sent a broader collective action to Federal Court No. 2 in Catamarca for unified processing.