venezuelan election 2024 Venezuela's huge diaspora struggles to register to vote Today 10:57 Complaints from Venezuelans who live overseas are mounting over hurdles at consulates abroad for those seeking to register in this year's elections.
INTERVIEW Agüero wants consistent criteria for use of VAR in football Today 05:22 Former Independiente, Manchester City and Argentina star Sergio Agüero reminisces about winning an Olympic gold medal and tips wonderkid Claudio Echeverri to do well at his former club. by Dan Edwards
ANALYSIS Lula-Milei clash embodies world’s competing economic views Yesterday 17:25 There are few presidents in the world today with more radically different economic models than Argentina’s Javier Milei and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
POVERTY Poverty reached 41.7% in second half of 2023 Yesterday 16:24 Poverty levels rose slightly in the second half of 2023 as soaring inflation pummelled household spending power even before Milei’s shock therapy.
Human rights ‘Los Pozos’: 10 handed life sentences for dictatorship-era abuses Yesterday 14:28 Court issues 10 lifetime prison sentences as part of a long-running, mass prosecution into incidents of kidnapping, torture, rape and disappearances at three sites during the country's 1976-83 military dictatorship.
ANALYSIS Poverty in Argentina neared pandemic levels before Milei’s austerity Yesterday 01:31 About 41.7% of Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of the year, up from 40.1% previously, according to government data published Wednesday.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Colombia expels Argentine diplomats amid row with Milei Yesterday 01:22 Colombia orders expulsion of Argentine diplomats after President Javier Milei describes his counterpart Gustavo Petro as a "terrorist" and "murderer."
Bloomberg Buyer of Clorox’s Argentine assets bets on consumer spending rebound 27-03-2024 20:19 Executives at Apex Capital, the buyer of Clorox Co assets in Argentina, expects consumption to recover in coming months.
BELSUNCE CASE Court sentences Pachelo to life imprisonment for murder of murder of María Marta García Belsunce 27-03-2024 16:45 Ruling was delivered by the Buenos Aires Province Criminal Court of Appeals, more than 21 years after the murder of María Marta García Belsunce at a country club in northern Greater Buenos Aires.
UTILITY RATES Bye subsidies, hello soaring prices: Sharp gas increases on way 27-03-2024 16:13 First update will be applied in April; the following between May and September and the last one from October to December. Strong impact on high income households, shops and industries.
VENEZUELA Argentina shelters Venezuelan opposition leaders in Caracas 27-03-2024 13:33 Underlining the worries among Venezuela's anti-Maduro activists, several members of the opposition have been taken in at the Argentine ambassador's Caracas residence.
International football Albiceleste roars back to beat Costa Rica 3-1 in friendly 27-03-2024 09:44 Ángel Di María, Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martínez on scoresheet as world champions come from behind to beat Costa Rica 3-1 Los Angeles.
DEFENCE & SECURITY Denmark to sell fighter jets to Argentina following US approval 26-03-2024 22:37 Milei government signs letter of intent with Denmark, agrees to buy 24 F-16 fighter jets in “coming years” at a cost of around US$300 million.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei to cut 70,000 state jobs, boasting of chainsaw austerity 26-03-2024 22:29 President plans to fire 70,000 government workers in the coming months, he confirms in speech to IEFA Latam Forum in Buenos Aires.
NEW EVENT IN BUENOS AIRES Disinformation hackathon: Seeking contributors to help tackle fake news 26-03-2024 17:17 On April 17 and 18, journalists, programmers, data analysts and designers will meet in Buenos Aires to debate and design tools to combat disinformation – the 2024 'Hackathon contra la desinformación' is almost upon us!
CRIME & SECURITY Pope sends message to Rosario shaken by narco threats 26-03-2024 15:16 Pope Francis records message denouncing “complicity by the political, judicial and economic powers” following escalation of violence in Rosario. Pontiff calls for dialogue with political forces and wider society.
POLITICS Government says it will change name of Centro Cultural Kirchner 26-03-2024 13:12 President Javier Milei’s government is providing Argentina with another ideological distraction from economic woes and human rights disputes: it now plans to change the name of the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires.
opinion and analysis Argentina’s new mythical right 26-03-2024 08:20 One of the most striking features of today's Argentina is the number of people who identify themselves as right-wing. by Carlos De Angelis
HEALTH Puerto Rico declares health emergency over dengue 25-03-2024 21:21 Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency over dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that has surged throughout the Americas this year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Sales down 3.5% in February as consumption continues to fall 25-03-2024 17:48 Data supplied by the CAC Chamber of Commerce and services exposes continuing fall in consumer spending.
HUMAN RIGHTS H.I.J.O.S. rights activist provides details of attack at her home 25-03-2024 17:12 Abused HIJOS activist Sabrina Bölke goes public and speaks out about attack she suffered: "They tortured me and said they were going to kill me."
CHESS Chess prodigy: 10-year-old Faustino Oro beats world number one 25-03-2024 16:40 Ten-year-old youngster Faustino Oro, nicknamed the “Messi” of chess, shakes up game by defeating Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in a quickfire game at Bullet Brawl 2024 tournament in just 48 moves.
NEW ROUND LAY-OFFS Milei administration sharpens chainsaw against public employees 25-03-2024 15:40 Government ready for a new onslaught against state employees – Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse is in charge of monitoring the issue. Around 15,000-20,000 expected to lose posts as contracts are not renewed.
CRIME & SECURITY Family of footballer Ángel Di María threatened in Rosario 25-03-2024 13:16 Relatives of national team footballer Ángel Di María left threatening note in Rosario by drug-gangs. Last week, Benfica star mentioned how much he is affected by the growing insecurity in his native region, warning it affected a possible future move to Rosario Central, the club where he began his successful professional career.
24 de MARZO Milei government casts doubt over dictatorship crimes 24-03-2024 18:49 Milei administration echoes vice-president's line, demanding justice for "the victims of terrorism" during military dictatorship era and questioning 30,000 disappeared estimate from human rights groups.
CRIME & THE COURTS Fernando Báez Sosa: Appeals court confirms sentences for killers 24-03-2024 17:39 Buenos Aires Province appeals court confirms sentences for eight rugby-players convicted of murdering 18-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa in Villa Gesell in January 2020.
HUMAN RIGHTS Argentines send message with march in memory of dictatorship 24-03-2024 17:03 Huge crowds head to Plaza de Mayo to mark the 48th anniversary of the coup d'état that brought Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship to power, resulting in the disappearance, exile and execution of tens of thousands of people in secret death camps across the country.
National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice Milei set to stoke controversy with 'complete memory' March 24 video 23-03-2024 12:08 The video has been left in charge of libertarian documentarist Santiago Oria and former guerrilla fighter Luis Labraña, former head of the SIDE intelligence service, Juan Bautista “Tata” Yofre, and relatives of the former captain Humberto Viola were all involved.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Cuti, Enzo, Gio lead way as Argentina down El Salvador 3-0 in friendly 23-03-2024 08:12 Absence of captain Lionel Messi didn't slow Argentina on Friday as world champions warmed up for their Copa América title defence with a 3-0 friendly victory over El Salvador in Philadelphia.
EDITORIAL 48 years and 100 days later 23-03-2024 06:34 Tomorrow is the 48th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, while last Tuesday marked the classic first 100 days of the Javier Milei Presidency.
As I see it The dragon is getting older too fast 23-03-2024 06:32 Not that long ago, many took it for granted that China would soon overtake the United States to become the world's top nation, but there are plenty of good reasons to think they were mistaken. by James Neilson
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Emperor of the Argentine Republic? 23-03-2024 06:32 In a country obsessed with dark priests that roam Government House with differing levels of influence on the upper echelons of the political class, Santiago Caputo has walked into his role perfectly. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Analysing Argentina Another 100 days of solitude? 23-03-2024 06:30 If Javier Milei insists on tragedy, he might kill Argentina’s democracy – or vice-versa. He does not need to. by Marcelo J. Garcia
POLITICS & ECONOMY Villarruel vies with Karina Milei for influence over president 22-03-2024 18:29 Officially, Victoria Villarruel is Javier Milei’s second-in-command. But the president has left little doubt that there is only one adviser who truly has his ear: his younger sister Karina.
PENSIONS Francos confirms new pension formula will come by decree 22-03-2024 16:25 Interior Minister Guillermo Francos says pensioners will receive an increase of 12.5% next month and that new formula will be established by emergency decree.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: March 15 to 22 22-03-2024 15:35 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
MERCOSUR TRADE DEALS EFTA euro nations eye Mercosur deal before year-end 22-03-2024 15:00 Parliamentary representatives from European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) stop in Buenos Aires as part of regional tour focusing on efforts to secure free-trade deal with the Mercosur bloc. by James Grainger
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Altamirano scare sparks solidarity on pitch 22-03-2024 13:29 Every now and then, a timely reminder comes along that football, contrary to popular perception, is not more important than life or death. by Dan Edwards
REGIONAL ROW Venezuela faces criticism over arrests ahead of vote 22-03-2024 00:21 Argentina leads international criticism of Venezuela over its arrest of two top aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado, a surging rival to President Nicolás Maduro.
GUEST COLUMN Purim and the National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice 22-03-2024 00:01 Argentina’s National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice is to be commemorated on the same day that we observe and celebrate Purim in the Hebrew calendar. by Batia D. de Nemirovsky & Ariel Gelblung *
HUMAN RIGHTS Attack on rights activist rocks nation on eve of coup anniversary 21-03-2024 18:36 H.I.J.O.S. human rights activist brutally assaulted and sexually abused at home by assailants who threatened her and identified themselves by using slogan linked to President Javier Milei.
PALTRY PAY Survey: Argentina has lowest minimum wage in dollars in region 21-03-2024 17:01 Minimum wage now at the lowest level of the last 20 years, according to a new report by Focus Market consultancy firm.
FOOTBALL Three Vélez footballers remanded in custody, one given bail 21-03-2024 16:21 Prosecutor wants to charge José Florentín, Braian Cufré with rape, Abiel Osorio with sexual abuse and Sebastián Sosa as a secondary participant as part of investigation into 24-year-old sports journalist’s rape accusation.
POLITICS Milei confident of public support as he passes 100-day milestone 21-03-2024 15:29 Javier Milei has slashed public spending and is tackling inflation, but 100 days into his presidency social tensions are simmering. He insists he retains the support of the population, but polls indicate there’s little optimism for what lies ahead. New studies assess his performance and expectations over his first few months in office.
HUMAN RIGHTS Judge asks Uruguay to repatriate Navy plane used in the Condor Plan 21-03-2024 14:05 Court demands repatriation of plane in Uruguay that was used to transfer detainees during the Operation Condor plan of coordination between South American dictatorships in the 1970s and 1980s.
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES CIA chief William Burns travels to Argentina for meetings 21-03-2024 13:03 Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse meets with the head of the US intelligence services at the Casa Rosada; CIA head latest in a long list of officials from Washington to visit Buenos Aires since President Javier Milei took office.
BLOOMBERG Oilfield billionaire Paolo Rocca has ‘lot of hope’ for Milei 21-03-2024 11:59 Paolo Rocca, billionaire chief of oil-pipe maker Tenaris SA, said expectations are high that President Javier Milei can turbo-charge development of the country’s shale deposits.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy was slumping even before Milei's shock therapy 21-03-2024 11:46 Gross domestic product fell by 1.9 percent compared with the July-September 2023 period, according to official data released on Wednesday by the INDEC national statistics bureau.
JUDICIAL REFORM Cúneo Libarona outlines plan for ‘absolute transformation’ of justice system 21-03-2024 11:21 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona plans overhaul of federal criminal procedural code, including shift to trial by jury system and changes to the Criminal Code.
POLITICS Milei's ‘Bermuda triangle’ stalks government officials 20-03-2024 22:02 The three members of Javier Milei’s inner circle have the authority to bounce any Cabinet member they see fit – and there have already been nine top-level exits in the first three months of the president’s term. by Ramón Indart
HUMAN RIGHTS CELS rights group proposes 'Pact of March' to protect democracy 20-03-2024 16:31 Influential rights NGO criticises “denialism” warns against incorporation of military officers into government and calls for cross-party ‘Pacto de Marzo’ to guarantee rights and democracy. by Ariel Maciel
National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice Boca and River pay tribute to disappeared club members 20-03-2024 15:56 Football being one of the standards of identity, both clubs shared the initiative to raise the flags of memory, truth and justice. by Claudio Gómez
JUDICIARY Milei nominates Lijo, García-Mansilla for Supreme Court 20-03-2024 15:49 President Javier Milei confirms he is proposing federal judge Ariel Lijo to fill Supreme Court vacancy and nominates Manuel García-Mansilla as the replacement for Justice Juan Carlos Maqueda, who will retire later this year.
ECONOMIC WOES Suffering middle class continues to shrink under Milei 20-03-2024 13:44 Argentina's middle class is vanishing: amid fierce austerity, more and more people cannot afford schooling or medicine, even those holding down two jobs.
POLITICS Macri assumes control of PRO after deal with Bullrich 20-03-2024 11:32 Former head of state will take on presidency of party he founded in 2005 for first time; Vicente López Mayor Soledad Martínez named first vice as Patricia Bullrich steps aside with allies secured in key positions.
POLITICS Police clash with social organisations during anti-austerity protests 19-03-2024 17:08 Clashes as social organisations and picket groups demonstrate against growing hunger and lack of aid to food banks and soup kitchens. Protesters and journalists wounded.
CURRENCY Government says high denomination peso bills will arrive in June 19-03-2024 16:00 New 10,000-peso and 20,000-peso bills will go into circulation in June, says Central Bank – what are the new designs and who stars on them?
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Court sets June date for trial into Diego Maradona’s death 19-03-2024 15:02 Oral Criminal Court N°3 of San Isidro sets June 4 start date for trial into legendary Argentine footballer’s death in November 2020; More than 200 witnesses set to be called with eight accused facing between 8 and 25 years in jail if found guilty.
CURRENCY WOES Bitcoin is trumping dollars for many inflation-weary Argentines 19-03-2024 14:59 Argentines are buying Bitcoin to protect themselves from 276% inflation instead of rushing to exchange pesos for dollars.
100 days of Milei 100 days of Milei: Constructing political enemies and catharsis online 19-03-2024 13:44 The President marked his style from day one, when he broke with tradition and turned his back on Congress. Whatever the fight, he finds his catharsis on social networks.
FOOTBALLERS ACCUSED Four Vélez Sarsfield footballers detained in rape probe 19-03-2024 11:20 Sebastián Sosa, José Florentín, Braian Cufré and Abiel Osorio provisionally detained as part of investigation into 24-year-old sports journalist’s rape accusation.
100 days of Milei Success and setbacks: 100 days of Milei 19-03-2024 09:50 President Javier Milei has slashed public spending, but 100 days into his presidency social tensions are simmering and he is still battling to pass flagship economic reforms.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Messi out of Argentina friendlies with hamstring injury, confirms AFA 19-03-2024 09:40 Skipper suffers hamstring injury while playing for Inter Miami and will miss friendlies against El Salvador and Costa Rica.
BUSINESS Enel suspends sale of Edesur amid Milei optimism 18-03-2024 22:45 Enel becomes the first major multinational to pivot its strategy in Argentina based principally on Milei’s shock therapy economic plan.
POLITICS No grey areas: 100 days of Milei's Presidency 18-03-2024 17:15 As he celebrates 100 days in office, President Milei has an unsurprisingly positive analysis of time in office to date. He accepts that most citizens are worse off, but he believes voters are still on his side, with optimism about the future. by Rosario Ayerdi
HEALTH & SOCIETY Government rules out free dengue vaccine despite record deaths 18-03-2024 16:56 Presidential Spokesperson Maneul Adorni says there is no plan to make Dengue vaccine free and compulsory to citizens despite a record number of deaths this year.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Kicillof announces wage increase for state workers 18-03-2024 15:11 Salaries of state teachers, police officers and public employees will rise by 13.5% this month, orders Buenos Aires Province Axel Kicillof, in defiance of President Javeir Milei’s cost-cutting plans.
COMMUNITY Irish Embassy celebrates St Patrick’s Day with minister’s visit 18-03-2024 14:09 Irish Embassy combines traditional elements with an original venue for Saint Patrick’s Day celebration. by Michael Soltys
HOME BURGLARY Ubaldo Fillol's 1978 World Cup winners' medal stolen 18-03-2024 14:06 Legendary goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol has been robbed of the gold medal he won in the Albiceleste's successful 1978 World Cup campaign.
argentina Six dead as group tries to rescue worker from sewer well 18-03-2024 13:38 Tragedy strikes inhabitants of the town of Blaquier, in the district of Florentino Ameghino, when the news broke yesterday that six people had died in a sewage well rescue gone wrong.