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Suizo Argentina Contracts Surge With AR$78.3 Billion Health Logistics Award as Probe Targets Alleged Kickbacks

Investigators are examining an undocumented ANDIS purchase and alleged returns while scrutiny intensifies on a highly concentrated drug distribution chain.

La droguería Suiza Argentina ganó una licitación del Ministerio de Salud para el reparto de vacunas y remedios por más de $78 mil millones.
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Overview

  • The Health Ministry’s unified 24‑month tender granted Suizo Argentina three of four logistics categories for vaccines and medicines, with offers about 17% below the ministry’s reference price.
  • Andreani secured the vaccine storage and preparation segment with a bid roughly 3% under the reference price set by the ministry.
  • The AR$78,267,474,283 award is billed against services rendered rather than upfront, and officials project AR$48,000 million in savings from the new procurement model.
  • State-awarded contracts to Suizo Argentina reportedly jumped from AR$3,898 million in 2024 to AR$108,299 million so far in 2025, a 2,678% increase.
  • Judicial authorities seized ex‑ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo’s phone and executed searches as they investigate audios on alleged bribes and a contested 2024 ANDIS purchase of over AR$15,000 million that does not appear on the Compr.Ar portal.