Overview

• A federal civil judge barred media and platforms from sharing audio recorded inside the Casa Rosada, presumed to capture Chief of Staff Karina Milei.
• The government filed a complaint alleging a destabilization plot and requested searches of the Carnaval channel and journalists’ residences with seizure of electronic devices.
• Some excerpts had already appeared online, including clips in which Karina Milei allegedly urges unity and discusses long work hours, according to local reports.
• Legal critics warn the injunction risks prior censorship because the court did not review the audios, while the judge frames it as protecting privacy and institutional security.
• Officials alluded to foreign involvement that Russia publicly denied, and a separate judge opened a bribery investigation tied to earlier leaks as key elections approach.