LatinNews Daily - 31 March 2025

Argentina: On 21 March US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation of Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernández (2007-2015), and her former federal planning minister Julio De Vido (2003-2015) for their involvement in “significant corruption during their time in public office”. According to a press release by the US State Department, the two former officials “abused their positions by orchestrating and financially benefitting from multiple bribery schemes involving public works contracts, resulting in millions of dollars stolen from the Argentine government”.  The statement adds that “multiple courts” have convicted the former president and planning minister for corruption, which it says undermines the “Argentine people’s and investors’ confidence in Argentina’s future”. It notes that the designation renders Fernández, De Vido, and their immediate family members generally ineligible for entry into the US.

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