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Suizo Argentina Probe Deepens as Records Show $108 Billion in 2025 State Contracts

Public procurement data indicating a sudden surge in awards now sets the context for the judicial review.

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Patricia Bullrich, ministra de Seguridad y candidata a senadora nacional en las elecciones del 26 de octubre.
El fiscal Picardi busca determinar si hubo sobreprecios en los millonarios contratos de la Agencia de Discapacidad.
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Overview

  • Federal investigators are examining seized phones, documents and accounting records to authenticate leaked audios and trace possible kickback flows tied to public contracts.
  • Compr.Ar data reviewed by media show Suizo Argentina’s state awards jumped from $3.898 billion in 2024 to $108.299 billion in 2025, driven largely by a Health Ministry logistics and cold‑chain contract for $78.267 billion, with another $20.130 billion awarded to Andreani.
  • The Policía Federal Argentina, under the Security Ministry led by Patricia Bullrich, authorized purchases from the firm totaling $8.339.956.856,70 this year for oncology, HIV, neurological and other medicines.
  • Raids ordered by Judge Sebastián Casanello yielded electronic devices, 15 boxes of paperwork and foreign currency; executive Emmanuel Kovalivker was found in Nordelta with about US$266,000 in envelopes, while Jonathan Kovalivker was not located at his listed address.
  • Prosecutor Franco Picardi is probing potential overpricing and bid direction in contracts, with DATIP conducting forensic extractions on devices from Diego Spagnuolo and company executives as inquiries continue.