Cristina in prison: who makes up her inner circle and the intimacy of her daily routine at San José 1111

While awaiting a court ruling on whether or not to authorize a " confidential " list of people she intends to allow into her apartment in Constitución, including family members, doctors, security guards, and lawyers, Cristina Kirchner intends to expand the current restrictions on visiting rights under her house arrest while she focuses on a daily routine that will allow her to moderate the harsh reality of confinement.

One week away from completing the prison sentence imposed by the Second Federal Oral Court (TOF) in her semi-apartment located at San José 1111, the former president is trying to expand her visitation schedule, as she is accustomed to a group of loyal supporters who have been accompanying her for years, including Senator Oscar Parrilli and her all-around secretary, Mariano Cabral . To that end, her lawyers explain, they decided to turn to the Federal Court of Cassation.

It can be assumed that the family members who will be authorized to visit her are her children, Máximo and Florencia, and her grandchildren. Also on that confidential list is a number, namely her longtime chief of security, Chief Superintendent Diego Carbone, who will now oversee the former president's "perimeter" surveillance, although he will continue to head the Federal Police unit that provides security for former presidents. The police chief has also been responsible for years for the transfer of those in charge of the former Vice President's shopping or personal care, and for ensuring her safety (although he was not present on September 1, 2022, when Cristina was the victim of an attack).

The former senator has another very close collaborator in her personal affairs named Nancy , who for weeks has been living in an apartment located directly across the street from hers. It is unknown whether the court will later authorize other women to assist her with her personal care, such as Yaumara , of Cuban origin, to oversee her makeup and make sure she looks presentable—along with her hairstylist Grace —for what were supposed to be her public outings. It is worth noting that every time the current PJ leader appeared on the balcony of her apartment to greet the militants, she looked carefully coiffed and made up.

Attorney Carlos Beraldi is also included on that list, along with media-savvy criminal lawyer Gregorio Dalbón. The former president, however, maintains close contact with one of her most trusted "legal advisors," the Buenos Aires Province Minister of Justice, Juan Martín Mena, a Camporist.

Meanwhile, Cristina is trying to figure out a routine that will allow her to navigate the lockdown , which finally led to the conviction in the so-called Vialidad case. As Máximo Kirchner told the streaming channel Blender over the weekend, her mother gets up early and, after breakfast, exercises and stays informed .

The congressman recalled that a few days earlier she had called him at 8:15 in the morning to share the latest developments in the war between Israel and Iran and to send him newspaper articles on the subject, and that she had called him again mid-morning, also to discuss current events. "She told me she had already done some exercise," he recalled, referring to the content of the second morning call. He described Cristina—referring to his mother in the third person—as a "methodical" leader who knows how to navigate difficult times.

There are also other secretaries who used to assist the former president in her daily routine, such as Diego Bermúdez, Gabriel Graves, and Alejandro Balado, who will have to maintain virtual contact for now.

But those close to her emphasize that Cristina will not relent in her intention to continue driving the confrontation with Javier Milei 's government and to continue contributing to the internal debate within Peronism, always taking care not to violate her current conditions of confinement. "There's a reason she asked the militants on Saturday to march to Plaza Lezama and not in front of her apartment. She's cautious," recalled a Camporista leader consulted.

The former president has delegated all matters related to the Justicialist Party's organizational discussions to Senator José Mayans of Formosa. She also maintains close contact with the mayor of Quilmes, Mayra Mendoza . Other mayors in Greater Buenos Aires with whom she maintains close contact are Federico Otermín (Lomas de Zamora) and her counterpart from Moreno, Mariel Fernández.