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Mendoza Court Halts Caputo’s Personnel Moves at Argentina’s Wine Institute

The order freezes the Economy Ministry’s resolution at the INV pending a union-led legal challenge.

Overview

  • The Federal Court No. 2 in Mendoza, led by Judge Pablo Quirós, granted an injunction requested by ATE and suspended Resolution 1240/25 as it applies to the INV.
  • The ruling blocks any administrative acts tied to the resolution, stopping planned dismissals, reassignments, structural cuts, and the notified pases a disponibilidad for 49 INV employees.
  • Resolution 1240/25, signed by Economy Minister Luis Caputo, sought to reallocate, transfer, and suspend staff, with notices sent to INV workers shortly after Congress rejected related restructuring decrees.
  • The judge noted that, following Congress’s veto, constitutional analysis of DNUs 462/2025 and 585/2025 becomes abstract in this case.
  • Union leaders celebrated the injunction as a tactical win while the underlying constitutional claims proceed, and the INV reported operational strain, including a closure for mourning earlier in the day.