The “Sudamérica Data” database gathered information without authorization, which constituted an illegal act. According to Wiñazki, the espionage not only sought to anticipate political criticism but also to generate pressure tools on media figures and opponents, revealing a systematic use of information for social and political control during that period. Journalist Nicolás Wiñazki spoke this Saturday on “La noche de Mirtha” about the espionage that was carried out through an illegal database that collected personal information from various public figures, including that of Mirtha Legrand. According to what Noticias Argentinas was able to verify, the journalist provided information and also showed proofs in which the name of the conductor appears in the report of the agency known as “Sudamérica Data” during the Kirchner government. Mirtha, visibly surprised, expressed her discomfort upon learning that she had been spied on: “What are they going to listen to about me? I am not a politician. I am a conductor,” she pointed out. Wiñazki indicated that the Kirchner government showed a particular interest in espionage and that even dissident voices were the subject of monitoring and disqualification. “The Kirchners always had a fascination with espionage,” he affirmed. The journalist explained that the objective of this surveillance was to collect information about people with public influence to discredit them or control them, and that Mirtha Legrand's case was framed within this strategy.
