Overview
- The Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones (Sala IV) confirmed the procesamiento of Marcelo Porcel and on May 28 ordered an electronic geolocation anklet, victim alert buttons, a travel ban and an asset embargo of ARS 111,564,950.
- A video and photos that circulated on social media on June 1 show Porcel attending mass at the Basílica de Luján without a clearly visible anklet, prompting renewed media attention and complaints from victims and their representatives.
- Authorities and judicial sources say the anklet's placement has not yet been completed because security forces are awaiting formal instructions from the intervening court and the device requires operational steps before monitoring can begin.
- Seven victims delivered letters to the judges asking for Porcel's detention and saying they fear encountering him in public; the appeals court rejected a request for preventive detention and kept him free under movement restrictions and a requirement to notify absences longer than 24 hours.
- The gap between the court's orders and on-the-ground enforcement has practical consequences for victims' sense of safety and could pressure prosecutors, judges or security agencies to speed implementation or seek further measures as the investigation proceeds.