Left-leaning world leaders and political figures across Latin America and Spain showed their support for ex Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after the Supreme Court confirmed her conviction in the case known as “Vialidad.”

Former presidents Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Rafael Correa (Ecuador), as well as presidents in office like Miguel Díaz-Canel (Cuba) and Xiomara Castro de Zelaya (Honduras) were among those who condemned the decision. Spanish party Podemos also criticized the decision, calling it a “dirty judicial war against popular leaders.”

On Tuesday, the Argentine Supreme Court upheld Kirchner’s conviction in the “Vialidad” corruption case. Kirchner was first sentenced in 2022 by a federal court, a decision that was upheld by the Federal Cassation Court last November. With the Supreme Court’s ruling, Kirchner has exhausted her appeals and her sentence can take effect.

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