Overview

• Karina Milei asked Judge Patricio Maraniello to cancel the measure she had requested, saying the recordings do not compromise her safety, third-party rights or national security after hearing reproductions abroad.
• Maraniello’s earlier precautionary order was widely criticized by journalists and rights groups as unconstitutional prior censorship.
• The government cast the publications as a non-institutional intelligence operation designed to sway public opinion and the election cycle, but a request to raid journalists’ homes was denied.
• Federal investigators continue to examine the origin of the audios and potential illegal espionage, with a related case delegated to prosecutor Carlos Stornelli.
• The recordings first appeared on local streams and were later rebroadcast by Uruguay’s Dopamina, while distinct audio evidence linked to the ANDIS corruption probe remains under judicial review.