Overview

• On June 17 Kirchner started a six-year sentence at home under electronic monitoring after the Supreme Court upheld her 2022 fraud conviction and imposed a lifetime ban from public office.
• Supporters filled Plaza de Mayo on June 18 with banners and drums under the slogan “Argentina with Cristina” to denounce what they call a politically motivated prosecution.
• President Javier Milei’s administration hailed the ruling as proof of judicial independence while security forces enforced identity checks and road barriers under a special protest protocol.
• Kirchner’s house arrest allows limited visits from family members, lawyers and doctors but requires constant surveillance in her Buenos Aires residence.
• Peronist leaders warned the convictions could alienate core voters and pledged to sustain street mobilizations as Kirchner signals plans for a political comeback.