Argentine court acquits truckers union leader of blockade, extortion charges

A court acquitted Maximiliano Cabaleyro, a Camioneros union leader, of charges related to a blockade of Distribuidora Rey, ruling the protest was a lawful exercise of the right to strike and rejecting prosecution requests for up to 15 years in prison. The decision sets a legal precedent on labor protest boundaries in Argentina, though its broader political and economic implications remain limited.