This is the ruling by the court that upheld the conviction against Cristina Kirchner

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation confirmed on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the conviction against former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, definitively closing her situation in the case known as Vialidad.

In a unanimous decision, the justices of the highest court dismissed the complaint filed by her defense, upholding the sentence imposed by the Federal Oral Court No. 2 and confirmed by the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation.

The ruling, more than 25 pages long, rejects one by one the arguments of the defense, including alleged violations of the right to defense, lack of impartiality, flaws in the evidence, and infringement of constitutional guarantees. The Court concluded that there was no violation of guarantees or arbitrariness in the previous decisions, and that the challenged sentence was "a reasoned derivation of the applicable law."

With this decision, the six-year prison sentence and perpetual disqualification from holding public office become final. Kirchner was found guilty of the crime of fraudulent administration to the detriment of the public administration for favoring, between 2003 and 2015, the companies of businessman Lázaro Báez with 51 road contracts in the province of Santa Cruz.

The highest court emphasized that the decisions of the lower courts were based on "extensive evidence produced" and that the defense failed to demonstrate the existence of any specific harm affecting their right to due process. The Court also rejected the claim that there was a "violation of the principle of congruence," since the original charge was not altered during the trial.

In addition, the justices replied to allegations of bias by stating that it would be "implausible" to suppose a conspiracy involving more than 20 judicial officials from different instances, many of whom were appointed during the accused's own administration.

The execution of the sentence is now in the hands of Federal Oral Court No. 2. Since Fernández de Kirchner is over 70 years old, she could request to serve her sentence under house arrest.

The ruling marks a historic milestone: this is the first time a former president has been criminally convicted of corruption in a democracy, which substantially changes the Argentine political landscape just months before the legislative elections.