Karina Milei's maneuver to place Gonzalo Roca on the Council of the Magistrature is seen as a new chapter in the dispute for control of the Judiciary at a time when the Milei brothers are under pressure from high-impact legal cases.
The government of President Javier Milei is in a delicate situation regarding corruption, with cases hitting the libertarian power circle, such as the $LIBRA crypto-scandal and the alleged illegal fundraising network through the National Agency for Disability (ANDIS).
In this context, there is a shroud of suspicion over the political offensive of the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Karina Milei, in her quest for control of the justice system. She is currently promoting the candidacy of lawyer and Córdoba national deputy Gonzalo Roca through Gabriel Bornoroni, a figure of maximum trust within the presidential circle. The legislator was finally appointed by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem.
This maneuver implies a displacement of the UCR, after the radical Roxana Reyes completed his term this week, who aspired to maintain control over that seat. However, La Libertad Avanza argued that after the reconfiguration of the ruling coalition in the Chamber of Deputies, it is now the turn of the first minority to appoint its representative.
Is this an attempt at interference in the Judicial Power, in order to reorder the internal map of power, ensuring that judicial decisions that could affect the Government pass through a filter of absolute trust in the Presidency?
The search for influence in the Council of the Magistrature is part of a broader government strategy to control the Judiciary, which already had a previous and failed chapter in the country's highest judicial body. It should be recalled that the government tried to appoint two candidates to the Supreme Court of Justice by decree: Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla. This move generated strong rejection from the opposition and constitutional law experts, who pointed out that the appointment "in commission" by decree was unconstitutional and a violation of the separation of powers. The Senate finally voted against both nominations.
