Overview

• Argentina’s top court dismissed Kirchner’s final appeals, solidifying her 2022 corruption conviction.
• The 72-year-old ex-president was sentenced to six years in prison and permanently banned from holding public office.
• Legal provisions allow her to serve the term under house arrest due to her age.
• Prosecutors allege she and her late husband steered 51 Santa Cruz road contracts to businessman Lázaro Báez’s firm without competitive bidding, costing the state around $1 billion.
• Peronist supporters staged nationwide protests denouncing the verdict as politically motivated while critics hailed it as a victory for accountability.