In a public response marked by reproach, the former Buenos Aires governor María Eugenia Vidal came out to confront an Instagram user who demanded that she be “imprisoned.” Faced with the direct accusation that she should be detained, Vidal was blunt: “I do not have a single case in court after 25 years of working in the public sector.”
The defense occurs right in the middle of the controversy over the real estate transaction that links it to the purchase of a property in the exclusive area of Recoleta. According to the newspaper Página/12, Vidal acquired an apartment in 2019 for a value close to US$500,000 (US$340,000 according to previous complaints) as soon as he left the governorship, which generated suspicions due to the difference between what was declared in his assets and the value of the property.
The criminal complaint was filed in October 2022 for alleged illicit enrichment and money laundering based on inconsistencies in Vidal’s asset declaration. However, in March 2025 the Justice ruled to dismiss the case due to lack of evidence to move forward.
In this way, Vidal tries to silence the media and political pressure that arises from an issue that, for many, calls into question the coherence between his declared assets, his history in public service and a high-end real estate investment.
The tweeter’s episode and his public response also reflect another aspect: the growing tension between political figures and citizen scrutiny on social networks. For Vidal, his counterpoint was direct and without concessions: he not only denied having open cases but also vindicated his public career.
The questioned operation—the purchase of the apartment in Recoleta—continues to be a central milestone in his public profile, since it was even considered by opponents as “impossible to justify” given what he declared up to that point.
