Argentina
Argentina Enacts Two Laws to Update Extraditions with Chile and Digitize Judicial Cooperation Requests
The government formalized the entry into force of a new extradition treaty with Chile and another agreement to process international legal assistance requests electronically. The measures had been approved by Congress and were enacted by Javier Milei.
The national government enacted Laws 27,824 and 27,825, which incorporate two international legal cooperation agreements: one to renew the extradition regime between Argentina and Chile and another to enable the electronic transmission of requests between central authorities in different countries, according to Infobae based on what was published in the Official Gazette.
According to that outlet, both measures had been approved by Congress on August 27 and were enacted by President Javier Milei through Decrees 1032/2026 and 1033/2026.
Law 27,824 approves the extradition treaty signed by Argentina and Chile on December 5, 2023, in Santiago. The agreement, with 23 articles, replaces the bilateral framework in force for requests to surrender individuals wanted by the justice system of either country in criminal cases.
Infobae noted that the agreement provides for the extradition of people who must be brought to trial or prosecuted for offenses punishable by at least one year, as well as those who have pending pretrial detention of at least six months. It also establishes that an act may be extraditable even if it does not have the same designation or category under the laws of both states.
Also included, according to that outlet, are offenses related to taxes, duties, customs, tariffs and exchange or tax regulations. At the same time, the treaty excludes cases in which there may be persecution based on race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, political opinions, sex, language, age, mental capacity, gender or sexual orientation, as well as sentences handed down in absentia or cases involving the death penalty.
Infobae added that extradition will also not proceed for military offenses, in cases of pardon or statute of limitations on the sentence, and that safeguards are contemplated for people who could be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Perfil added that the text designates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship on the Argentine side and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Chilean side as central authorities. That outlet also indicated that requests may be sent through diplomatic channels or through those authorities, and that both requests and documentation may be sent in physical or digital format.
Law 27,825, meanwhile, incorporates the Treaty on the Electronic Transmission of Requests for International Legal Cooperation between Central Authorities, signed in Medellín in July 2019. According to Infobae, the goal is to establish electronic channels to send and receive legal cooperation requests among the states party.
Within that framework, the use of the Iber@ platform was authorized to transmit requests, without the need to send additional physical copies. Infobae specified that each country must designate technical staff, accredit users and comply with technical parameters and requirements, while funding for the system will be borne by the member states. Among the signatory countries are Brazil, Chile, Spain, Paraguay, Portugal, Uruguay and Colombia.
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