Milei appoints an anti-abortion academic and a questioned criminal judge to the Supreme Court. If the Senate approves the candidates, the highest Argentine court will be made up of five men.
As of 2021, Argentina is the only country in Latin America without a woman on its highest court. The entry of Lijo and García-Mansilla would alter the current correlation of forces in the power that Rosatti held until the end of the Kirchnerism. The members of the Judiciary have publicly expressed their rejection of a decision that goes against gender equality.