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South American judicial and detention developments

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Judicial proceedings and detention rulings continue to unfold across several South American nations. In Argentina, legal developments include a hearing for Jazmín Salazar regarding the death of professor Domingo Bravo, where prosecutors are seeking to extend her detention. In a separate case, a judge rejected a release request for Matías Marín, who remains in custody for the femicide of Gemma Álvarez. Additionally, six men involved in an armed robbery in San Jaime have been granted 60 days of preventive detention. Other ongoing investigations in Argentina include a million-peso robbery in Chajarí, a micro-trafficking probe in Rafaela, Rafaela and a homicide investigation involving a doctor in La Rioja who allegedly fled his jurisdiction during trial. Rioja. Recent sentencing developments in Argentina include a 10-year sentence for the homicide of Federico Toledo, a 22-year sentence for the sexual abuse of a 71-year-old woman, and a 35-year sentence for a businessman in Jujuy for crimes against minors. Additionally, six individuals face 60 days of preventive detention following a 100-million-peso robbery at an estancia in Entre Ríos. In Paraguay, the Supreme Court upheld the detention of Gianina García Troche, the former partner of alleged drug lord Sebastián Marset, ruling that her confinement in a maximum-security facility for suspected money laundering is legal. The court subsequently rejected a habeas corpus petition for García Troche, ensuring she remains in maximum security pending charges. In Chile, legal developments continue regarding a kidnapping in Temuco. Two men, identified as Temuco involving Itan Mairon Olave Díaz and Walter Alejandro Díaz Manquehual, have been formalized for Manquehual. Recent actions also include the kidnapping formalization of a 20-year-old woman who was allegedly threatened with a knife and for attempted homicide in La Serena, a screwdriver. While 35-year sentence for a Guarantee Court rejected cryptocurrency fraudster, and the Public Ministry’s request for preventive detention, granting instead partial house arrest, the prosecution has appealed. Additionally, detention of a man remains in preventive detention for following a femicide in Laja.

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