Overview
- Federal judge Alejo Ramos Padilla revoked the interim precautionary measure after the executive branch transferred 590 million pesos to the Banco Nacional de Datos Genéticos, closing the immediate judicial dispute.
- Prosecutors Pablo Parenti and Gonzalo Miranda and the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo had sued to force funding after the bank warned it risked stopping DNA sampling and basic services because of a months-long budget shortfall.
- The payment was negotiated after the bank’s director, Mariana Herrera Piñeiro, warned that low credit threatened custody, testing and disposal of biological material that cannot be replaced.
- The government disputed that a lack of funds caused the crisis, saying the problems reflected management issues, while the judge warned the Jefatura de Gabinete about the risk of future noncompliance with state obligations.
- A parallel court ruling also halted planned layoffs at the National Institute of Industrial Technology, showing courts are increasingly blocking adjustment measures that affect public research, rights institutions and workers.