Overview
- Florencio Randazzo testified as a court witness on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, before Tribunal Oral Federal N°7 and under oath said he “never, ever” received political instructions to favor any company in the allocation of transport subsidies.
- He offered a technical account of the subsidy system, saying frozen fares drove up state support and that subsidies at times covered roughly 90 percent of a ticket’s real cost.
- Randazzo defended his record of investments and controls, saying he secured direct political backing from then‑president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, oversaw the purchase of about 1,140 rail cars, completed SUBE rollout, used GPS monitoring and published monthly subsidy data online.
- He distanced himself from previous transport officials such as Ricardo Jaime, Juan Pablo Schiavi and Julio De Vido by saying he had little or no contact with them, a claim that conflicts with recent testimony from witnesses like Ricardo Cirielli who alleged cash‑filled bags were moved to the Casa Rosada.
- The oral Cuadernos trial continues at Comodoro Py and judges must now weigh Randazzo’s procedural account against other witness allegations as the court decides responsibility for the alleged bribery network centered on former officials and business contractors.