Overview
- Claudio Tapia, who leads Argentina’s football association, won permission Monday to leave the country between May 27 and July 21 under a 30 million‑peso bond.
- Judge Diego Amarante’s order covers stops in Hungary, the United States, Mexico and Canada for the Champions League final on May 30, Argentina friendlies on June 6 and 9, and World Cup duties.
- Tapia remains processed in a penal‑economic case alleging improper retention of taxes and social security contributions of about 19.3 billion pesos, with a 350 million‑peso embargo still in place.
- The court said Tapia must stick to the approved itinerary, sign an undertaking before departure, and report his return within 48 hours or risk losing the travel permit and the bond.
- In a separate federal probe into gendarme Nahuel Gallo’s 448‑day detention in Venezuela, Judge Sebastián Ramos declined for now to summon Tapia, even as investigators examine AFA’s reported role that included a video call to Gallo before his flight home.