On August 4, the Federal Criminal and Correctional Court No. 7 received a complaint filed by Vice President Victoria Villarruel against journalist Javier Negre.
The case was registered under file CFP 3160/2025 and includes charges of "public intimidation," "threat of rebellion," and other offenses provided for in Article 213 bis of the Penal Code.
A personal action that reveals the true role of the vice president
Although the document was formalized with the intervention of an official body, sources close to the presidential office categorically rule out that this is a measure promoted by the executive branch.
La denuncia de Villarruuel
In fact, the vice president keeps a clear distance from President Javier Milei, who has broken political relations with her for months for betraying the Executive on multiple occasions.
The event is therefore interpreted as an individual action by Villarruel.
A critical journalist under the vice president's scrutiny
Javier Negre is a journalist with a recognized career and a frequent critic of the political system. The complaint against him is part of a worrying trend of judicializing uncomfortable voices, even from sectors that have become politically isolated from the current government.
Journalists and freedom of expression experts have warned that this type of action can have an intimidating effect on the rest of the press.
