Overview
- Judicial complaints name 25 officials and lawmakers who received large, quickly approved Banco Nación loans, with Finance Secretary Federico Furiase among those under review by Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti.
- The government, including Economy Minister Luis Caputo, defends the loans as legal and says an internal audit at the state bank will check how they were granted.
- El Ancasti details allegations that some applicants bypassed standard checks, including a legislator who secured a loan at the bank’s head office after a branch rejected her due to an embargo and a pending fraud case.
- In Peru, an explosive device detonated outside Trujillo’s Marista Siglo XXI school near a police base late Friday, and authorities are probing an attack with hallmarks of recent extortion tactics that start with a blast and follow with payment demands.
- Santa Fe’s Public Security Secretary restricted flags, banners and musical instruments in Colón’s North Popular stand for the club’s next two home matches, as Belgrano’s 1-0 win over Aldosivi eased Newell’s relegation pressure and Newell’s also reinstated defender Fabián Noguera after an internal dispute.