The Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation confirmed the dismissal of presidential advisor Santiago Caputo in the complaint filed by former radical and Kirchnerist deputy Facundo Manes, who had attempted to establish a supposed episode of “political violence” following an exchange that occurred during the Opening of Ordinary Sessions of Congress in March 2025.
Chamber IV of the country’s highest criminal court rejected the appeal brought by Manes and agreed that the reported events did not constitute any crime. For judges Mariano Borinsky, Gustavo Hornos, and Javier Carbajo, everything occurred within the framework of a heated political discussion and did not go beyond an exaggerated verbal exchange due to the radical's acting.
Borinsky stated that it was a matter of expressions made “in the heat of a verbal altercation” and resulting from “a burst of anger, frustration, or nervousness,” thus dismissing the existence of legally relevant threats. The magistrate also clarified that the ruling did not deny Manes' subjective and imaginative perception, although he emphasized that this was not enough to constitute a crime.
Hornos, for his part, pointed out that the episode should be understood within “the controversies inherent to political discussion” and reminded that Congress is precisely a space for confrontation and debate between ideologically opposing sectors. Carbajo also supported this position and voted to reject the former legislator's claim.
