Wearing baggy pants and for the first authorized time, Cristina Kirchner stepped out onto the balcony wearing an electronic ankle bracelet.

Following the judge's permission and wearing an electronic ankle bracelet for the first time, Cristina Kirchner stepped out onto the balcony of the apartment where she is serving house arrest this Thursday night. She did so around 7:30 p.m. She was wearing a green sweatshirt and loose-fitting Oxford-style pants . The former vice president had just been fitted with the ankle bracelet that will ensure she serves her house arrest for the next six years.

Cristina Kirchner was greeted by dozens of activists waiting for her under the balcony at San José 1111, in the Constitución neighborhood. It was the former president's first outing after receiving explicit permission from the courts to do so.

She spent nearly five minutes greeting people, causing a stir among her followers. Among them was a group of women who approached with garlands decorating their ankles, reminiscent of the electronic device Cristina debuted this Thursday. They call themselves "The Anklets."

Neither from below nor through the television cameras could the device they placed on him this Thursday afternoon be seen. The balcony wall, the sharp angle of the camera, and his pants prevented it from being seen.

Earlier this Thursday, Judge Jorge Gorini authorized the balcony access after the former vice president's lawyer, Carlos Beraldi, submitted a statement seeking details about the scope of the three conditions Cristina must comply with while under house arrest.

"The applicant is expected to have sufficient judgment, prudence, and common sense to discern in which context the use of the balcony will be a harmless action and in which it may imply a disturbance to the tranquility and peaceful coexistence of the neighborhood and its inhabitants (the sole and exclusive situation that is intended to be protected by the rule of conduct in question)," clarified the Second Federal Oral Court.

Thus, Mayra Mendoza's lament is behind her. She had said on Tuesday—after receiving notification of house arrest—"The courts ruled that she can't do it. I think the smile bothers them." The mayor of Quilmes was at San José 1111 this Thursday when Cristina was fitted with the electronic anklet.

"Come and give her love. Love doesn't disturb, what disturbs is hate," Mendoza harangued. It was just after 6 p.m. He also announced that the former president would come out "to say hello."

Nearby were "Las Tobilleras," a group of activists who approached Constitución wearing garlands and flower bracelets on their feet. The idea emerged on Wednesday, during the march in defense of Cristina Kirchner in Plaza de Mayo, and spread rapidly on social media.

“Cristina is innocent, Cristina is free,” the call read.

The other ankle bracelet, the real one, remains a point of contention between the Justice Department and CFK's entourage. It was placed by personnel from the Directorate of Assistance for Persons Under Electronic Surveillance, which reports to the Federal Penitentiary Service (SPF). Experts had arrived at the apartment a short time earlier to verify the technical conditions of the home.

The device includes a radio frequency system that was installed in the former president's apartment.

After the bracelet was placed, another of Cristina Kirchner's lawyers, Gregorio Dalbon , questioned why the former vice president had not been granted permission to wear the ankle bracelet.

This is "a deliberate humiliation, a form of symbolic punishment and a frontal violation of the rule of law," wrote Dalbon on his X account. "There is no risk of flight, there is no possibility of hindering the process and there is absolute compliance with all judicial obligations," added the lawyer.

In this regard, he stated: "International jurisprudence is clear: no criminal enforcement measure may be intended to humiliate, stigmatize, or symbolically annul the convicted person."

And he continued: " We demand the immediate revocation of the electronic ankle bracelet , the visitation restrictions, and all the humiliating conditions imposed. We warn that this differential, abusive, and politically motivated treatment will be reported to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is not a fugitive: she is a politically persecuted person."