Detained in Buenos Aires: Emergency Bail & Pre-trial Release (24 hrs)
The defence is decided in the first hours:
official records, statements, seized property, expert
evidence.
Do not make any statement without a lawyer.
We coordinate immediate intervention across CABA and the
Province of Buenos Aires.
Telephone: +54 11 7095-5868
Coverage: Buenos Aires City (CABA) and Province of Buenos Aires
What a Judge Considers when Granting Release
1) Community Ties: Address, Family & Occupation
This is amongst the most determinative factors. We establish genuine links to the community: a verifiable address, employment or business activity, studies and family connections. The stronger the ties, the lower the assessed flight risk.
Typical documentation: tenancy agreement or title deeds, utility bills in the defendant's name, employer letter or self-employment certificate, academic transcripts, birth certificates (children), proof of enrolment.
2) Procedural Risks (Flight Risk or Interference)
The technical argument is always the same: concrete, specific risks. Where the prosecution relies on generic assertions of danger, we focus on verifiable facts, the defendant's procedural conduct, alternative safeguards and immediate judicial supervision.
Strategy: community ties + proposal of less restrictive measures (reporting conditions, travel prohibitions, bail surety), and scrutiny of the grounds relied upon for detention or pre-trial imprisonment.
3) Prior Convictions and Alleged Recidivism (where raised)
Where prior convictions or alleged recidivism are raised, we ensure that pre-trial detention does not operate as a form of anticipated punishment. We scrutinise the actual weight of the prior conviction, its date, context and the specific procedural risk it is said to create.
Approach: community ties, structured supervision plan, conduct record, and strict examination of the judicial reasoning.
4) Health & Modified Custody (Contingency Plan)
Where a bail application does not succeed, we pursue a contingency plan: modified custody arrangements (e.g. home detention with or without electronic monitoring) or other measures, according to the circumstances, age, family situation and state of health.
Documentation: medical certificates, social welfare reports, proposed address and family support network.
What We Do in the First Hours
1) First Contact & Guidance
We speak with the family, establish the facts and prevent critical errors — statements made without legal representation, disclosure of passwords, hasty consents.
2) Urgent Legal Review
We review the lawfulness of the arrest or detention, the conditions of custody and initial procedural acts. Where there is an irregularity or medical urgency, we consider immediate applications, including habeas corpus.
3) Tailored Strategy
We determine the correct procedure depending on the stage and jurisdiction: bail application, release from pre-trial detention, modified custody or alternative measures, with community ties evidence and a concrete proposal.
Your defence begins now. Do not delay.
While the defendant is in custody, the case file advances: official records, witness accounts, expert reports and decisions that are subsequently very difficult to reverse. Effective defence requires a specialist criminal defence lawyer.
IMMEDIATE CONTACT (24/7)Private channel. Action-focused response.
Coverage: Buenos Aires City and Province of Buenos Aires
We attend regularly at police stations, custody centres and courts across Buenos Aires City and the Judicial Departments of Lomas de Zamora, Quilmes, Morón, La Matanza, San Martín, San Isidro and Avellaneda-Lanús, amongst others. If the detention is in another jurisdiction within the Province of Buenos Aires, we assess the case and coordinate intervention accordingly.
