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Judicial developments in Latin America

Overview

Judicial developments across Latin America have included various legal proceedings, institutional appointments, and administrative agreements.

In Argentina, judicial activity involved the recusal of Supreme Court President Dalmiro Garay from a case involving Marcelo D'Agostino due to past professional ties, as well as plans to relocate approximately 100 employees in Santa Fe to a new judicial annex. Additionally, the Superior Tribunal de Justicia in Corrientes entered a two-year framework agreement with the local municipality to assist with administrative court notifications.

In Colombia, the Foundation for the Rule of Law (FEDE) requested the temporary suspension of Constitutional Court magistrate Vladimir Fernández following corruption allegations related to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

In Chile, Felipe Olmos Carrasco was sworn in as a Titular Judge of the Public Procurement Court. Meanwhile, in Mexico, a criminal hearing in Chihuahua was canceled following the death of an inmate.

Entities

Supreme Court of Mendoza · Marcelo D'Agostino · Superior Tribunal de Justicia · Osvaldo Claudio Polich · Supreme Court of Justice of Mendoza

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Judicial updates in Chile and Argentina involve new appointments and institutional agreements

    Chilean attorney Felipe Olmos Carrasco has been sworn in as a Titular Judge of the Public Procurement Court, while Argentina's STJ and Corrientes Municipality signed a judicial collaboration agreement.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 13 sources
    Judicial developments reported across Latin America

    Legal developments across Latin America include judicial recusals in Mendoza, calls for a magistrate's suspension in Colombia, and judicial restructuring and legal aid expansions in Argentina.

Sources

avellanedalanus.org.ar · brujuladigital.net · canal13sanjuan.com · diarioellibertador.com.ar · diariopanorama.com · diarioparaguayo.com · elgong.cl · elnuevosiglo.com.co · elsol.com.ar · elurbanoweb.com.ar · mendozatoday.com.ar · miradorprovincial.com · mitdf.com.ar · nortedigital.mx · tribunaldecontratacionpublica.cl · world-today-journal.com