Overview
- A federal civil appeals panel (Sala D) ruled on June 18 that the Inspección General de Justicia (IGJ) and the Ministry of Justice exceeded their powers, annulling IGJ Resolution 140/2026 and Ministerial Resolution RESOL-2026-128-APN-MJ.
- The judgment canceled the AFA's registration with the IGJ and placed administrative fiscalization with the Dirección Provincial de Personas Jurídicas of Buenos Aires, meaning provincial authorities now handle oversight for the association.
- The ruling also voided the 180‑day ministerial veeduría that had appointed external overseers to inspect AFA records, removing that national administrative tool to review the organization’s accounts.
- The national government has publicly announced it will appeal the decision to higher courts and may seek Supreme Court review, while criminal investigations into AFA officials continue on separate judicial tracks.
- Politically, the shift hands practical control of administrative supervision to governor Axel Kicillof’s provincial apparatus and strengthens the position of AFA leaders such as Claudio Tapia, even as questions about past finances remain subject to penal probes.