Last Friday, the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation rejected former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's last attempt to evade her sentence.
The sentence of six years in prison and permanent disqualification from holding public office for fraudulent administration to the detriment of the State could become an irreversible reality.
This rejection puts the former president in a critical situation, with just five business days to file her last appeal before the Supreme Court, a "lifeline" that, as President Javier Milei pointed out, seems to be her last chance to avoid what many consider her inevitable fate: prison.
The speed with which judicial deadlines have been handled, combined with citizens' questioning of the slow but steady progress of justice, has ignited the spirits of those demanding an exemplary sanction for the corruption that has plagued the country for years.
The case that brings Cristina Kirchner to this situation centers on a series of corrupt acts that, according to the courts, caused economic damage to the State of $85 billion.
In particular, the former president and her political and business associates, such as Lázaro Báez, were allegedly part of an organization aimed at diverting public resources through fraud in road works in Santa Cruz.
The funds allocated for road works were entirely channeled to companies linked to Báez, who benefited from a series of irregularities without the authorities of the time intervening effectively.
