National Deputy and head of the PRO bloc, Cristian Ritondo, filed an injunction against the Honorable Chamber of Deputies to declare the unconstitutionality and nullity of resolution 7018-D-2025.
The legal action challenges the appointment of new general auditors to the General Audit Office of the Nation (AGN), which took place in the early hours of December 18.
According to the Argentine News Agency (NA), the legal filing includes an urgent request for a precautionary measure to prevent the AGN from accepting the appointments of Rita Mónica Almada, Juan Ignacio Forlón, and Cinthia Pamela Calletti.
Irregularities in the procedure
In his document submitted to the National Federal Administrative Court, Ritondo detailed a series of anomalies during the special session:
• Surprise motion: The appointment was introduced at 2:55 AM by Deputy Gabriel Bornoroni (LLA) without being included in the agenda sent by the Executive Power for extraordinary sessions. • Lack of regulation: It was alleged that the motion was filed without specifying the type of motion, without a prior committee report, and without a formal request to deviate from the rules. • Questioned vote: The legislator described the act as a decision made "between roosters and midnight" and behind the public's back. • Withdrawal of blocs: Faced with the maneuver, the Fuerza del Cambio inter-bloc and other opposition blocs withdrew from the chamber to not endorse what they considered a blatantly unconstitutional act.
Basis for the claim
The injunction argues that Congress lacks the authority to incorporate its own topics during extraordinary sessions, as the agenda is an exclusive power of the Executive Branch.
Furthermore, Ritondo argued that the General Audit Office is an external control body whose composition must preserve the balance between majorities and minorities.
The lawsuit also alleges the unconstitutionality of several articles of Law 26.854 on precautionary measures, claiming that they restrict access to effective judicial protection and affect the separation of powers.
Finally, the deputy invoked analogous precedents from 2015, when the judiciary had already halted similar appointments in the AGN for regulatory violations.
