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Argentina Supreme Court
Coverage of Argentina Supreme Court in the Nexus archive.
- Argentina: A year after Kirchner's final conviction, a possible pardon splits Peronism before 2027
Argentina's Supreme Court finalized a corruption conviction against former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sentencing her to six years in prison and a lifetime political ban. The possibility of a pardon if Peronism returns to power is causing division within the movement as it prepares for the 2027 presidential elections. Kirchner, under house arrest in Buenos Aires, has supporters gathering to demand her release.
- Argentina Court Clears Extradition of Gang Arms Dealer to Brazil
Argentina's Supreme Court approved the extradition of an arms dealer and his wife to Brazil. Prosecutors allege they sold tens of thousands of weapons to Brazil's PCC and Comando Vermelho gangs through a Paraguay-based front company.