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Prosecutor Enlists Watchdog in Probe of Suizo Argentina’s State Contracts

Investigators are scrutinizing alleged kickbacks across health and disability contracts after leaked audios triggered the case.

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La obra social de los jubilados también realizó múltiples compras en las que era beneficiaria la droguería Suizo Argentina, sospechada de elevar parte de sus ganancias como coima hacia Karina Milei para hacerse de los contratos.
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Overview

  • Federal prosecutor Franco Picardi requested the intervention of the Procuraduría de Investigaciones Administrativas, expanding the inquiry into Suizo Argentina’s dealings with national agencies.
  • Court-ordered raids led by Judge Sebastián Casanello seized 15 boxes of records, books and computers from the company and ANDIS offices to examine possible overpricing and bid steering.
  • The Ministry of Health awarded Suizo Argentina a 24‑month logistics contract on March 6 for storage, packaging and nationwide distribution worth more than 78 billion pesos, with the ministry claiming a 48 billion‑peso saving.
  • TN reports the firm plans to subcontract deliveries to its logistics arm Log In Farma, marking the first time a drug wholesaler rather than a traditional logistics company handles these national distributions.
  • Ámbito details 28 PAMI awards to Suizo in under 20 months, many via abbreviated bidding and some published outside the COMPRAR.AR portal, with a new purchase logged on August 22 despite the ongoing scandal.