Overview
- Gallo was detained on December 8, 2024 as he tried to enter Venezuela to visit his wife and son, with his family reporting no permitted calls or contact since.
- Venezuelan authorities accuse him of terrorism and espionage, allegations the Argentine government rejects as arbitrary.
- His wife and official estimates say he was first held at El Rodeo and likely moved mid‑2025 to a high‑security prison near Caracas, though his exact location remains unverified.
- Relatives say habeas corpus petitions were not accepted and that officials blocked delivery of basic items such as clothing and medicines.
- Buenos Aires has brought the case to the ICC and raised it at the UN and OAS, while Venezuela’s prosecutor previously told the family the detention was an “error” and there has been no public judicial progress.