19/06/2026 18:59 - Politica
Juzgado federal con expedientes del caso SIRA sobre escritorio de madera, documentos legales, ambiente judicial serio y profesional
Federal prosecutor Franco Picardi has deepened the investigation into the SIRA scandal (Sistema de Importaciones de la República Argentina - Argentina's Import System) with a new motion requesting the lifting of fiscal, banking, and stock exchange secrecy for six individuals and a company linked to an alleged "mirror account" scheme.
The case investigates alleged irregular approvals of import procedures in exchange for bribe payments through SIRA, a system created in 2022 by the previous administration to restrict dollar outflows from the country. The mechanism was allegedly used by a group of businessmen and officials to enrich themselves through false documentation and bribes until it was abolished with the arrival of Javier Milei to the Presidency in December 2023.
The Import System of the Argentine Republic was created in 2022 as an exchange control mechanism during Argentina's severe foreign currency shortage. According to ARCA (Argentina's tax and customs authority, formerly AFIP), it operated "systemically" and automatically, without manual intervention. However, the prosecution is investigating whether rules were designed to facilitate bribes.
Source: Revista Quórum
The prosecutor requests lifting banking secrecy for:
Picardi requested testimonial statements from ARCA officials and individuals linked to Martín Migueles' circle, identified as one of the central operators of the scheme:
| Witness | Position/Connection |
|---|---|
| María Carolina Caironi Corral | Deputy Director General of Technical Legal Customs Area at ARCA |
| Carlos Alberto José Rodríguez | Deputy Director General of Programs and Customs Procedure Standards at ARCA |
| Julieta Silvina Romero | Customs broker (SIRA procedure, firm Nemes S.H.) |
| Alejandro Epthyneos | Customs broker (SIRA procedure, firm Cowdin S.A.) |
| Sergio Daniel Speroni | Driver/collaborator of Martín Migueles |
| Mario Marcelo Leguizamón | Alias "Pan Dulce" (Sweet Bread), transported money for Migueles |
| Rocío Belén Ávila | Employee of Arg Exchange (partners: Piccirillo and Migueles) |
