Overview

• The lower house’s Constitutional Affairs and Health committees approved a majority opinion with 41 signatures to summon Karina Milei, while 12 lawmakers from La Libertad Avanza and PRO allies backed a rejection.
• The initiative also calls Health Minister Mario Lugones to answer questions tied to disability procurement overseen by ANDIS.
• The case stems from leaked audios attributed to ex-ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo that describe supposed 3% to 8% kickbacks allegedly routed through Droguería Suizo Argentina.
• Judge Sebastián Casanello ordered raids that seized devices from Spagnuolo and the Kovalivker family; Emmanuel Kovalivker was detained with US$266,000 and 7 million pesos in cash, while his brother Jonathan emptied safe-deposit boxes and evaded capture.
• The measure is slated for a floor vote in the first week of October, the $LIBRA panel set September 30 for Milei to appear, and sponsors cite Article 204 to argue her attendance is mandatory.