A comprehensive audit of the food coverage system in Buenos Aires City revealed serious irregularities in soup kitchens managed by social organizations. Among the irregular entities, several were found to be linked to social leader Juan Grabois.
The survey made it possible to detect phantom soup kitchens, deceased beneficiaries, and people with high incomes. This clarification led to the suspension of more than 5,000 daily rations and the closure of 40 spaces that did not operate as such.
The finding arises from cross-checking the lists of beneficiaries submitted by the soup kitchens up to November 2025 with official records. According to the information collected, 454 deceased people, 196 people with two or more properties, 1,517 with two or more automobiles, and 476 with monthly incomes higher than $2 million appeared as recipients of food assistance.
In addition, 18 people with incomes above $5 million and 23 registered in high monotributo categories were identified. There were also 45 retirees with benefits higher than $2 million, five of whom exceeded $5 million.
Extreme cases and the end of intermediaries
The cross-checking of data made it possible to detect particularly striking situations: beneficiaries registered with up to 13 properties, others with boats and multiple vehicles, and even people with 11 cars in their name. These inconsistencies were detected in the context of an audit that covered more than 500 soup kitchens that are part of the food assistance network in Buenos Aires City.
As a result, the closure of 40 "phantom" soup kitchens was ordered, that is, spaces that appeared in the records but did not deliver food or simply did not exist at the declared addresses. Among them, establishments linked to the Movimiento Popular La Dignidad, an organization close to Grabois, were identified, such as "Los Amigos" in Mataderos, "Caritas Felices," and "Pekes," which never operated as real soup kitchens.
