ANALYSING ARGENTINA Pax cambiaria, pax mafiosa? 16-03-2024 06:45 Inflation and crime are at the top of President Javier Milei’s agenda. Both will test his libertarian approach to problem-solving. by Marcelo J. Garcia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Meme politics, tackling price hikes and Milei’s North Star 16-03-2024 06:31 President Milei understands that he needs to deliver slowing inflation and the beginning of an economic rebound if he is to have a chance at truly governing the country. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei’s bold decree suffers major setback after repeal in Senate 14-03-2024 21:18 President's initial dose of shock therapy teeters on the edge of collapse after Senate defeats his sweeping executive decree.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Blow for Milei as Senate rejects sweeping mega-reform decree 14-03-2024 20:31 President's sweeping deregulation DNU rejected by senators in upper house; Emergency deregulation decree now heads to lower house Chamber of Deputies, where it must also be voted down if it is to be repealed; Tensions reported between head of state and Victoria Villarruel, his vice-president.
POLITICS Milei sends scaled-back 'omnibus' reform bill to governors 14-03-2024 14:54 So-called ‘omnibus bill’ — now containing 269 articles, less than half than the original version — excludes the privatisation of YPF while maintaining sell-off of Aerolíneas Argentinas SA.
CONGRESS & POLITICS Senate set for debate as Milei's deregulation decree hangs in balance 13-03-2024 15:48 Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, in her role as head of Senate, accepts opposition's request for debate and calls special session for Thursday to address President Javier Milei's sweeping emergency deregulation decree.
#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Tens of thousands of women challenge Milei on march for rights 08-03-2024 22:53 People across Argentina marked International Women's Day Friday with protests and celebrations, with demonstrators at a large rally in Buenos Aires voicing fierce criticism of President Javier Milei's government.
#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY #8M: Activists take to the streets for women’s rights 08-03-2024 13:34 Feminists and campaigners march nationwide under the slogan “against hunger, norms and repression” in light of the Milei administration’s recent attacks on women’s rights.
STATE OF THE NATION – ANALYSIS Milei seeks pact with political leaders in bid to save reforms 02-03-2024 00:26 In his first annual address to lawmakers on Friday, Milei invited leaders from all parties to sign a 10-principle agreement that includes a “non-negotiable fiscal balance” and public spending cuts, as well as labour reform and free trade.
POLITICS Sign up to my reforms or face ‘conflict,’ Milei tells lawmakers 01-03-2024 22:34 President Javier Milei delivers aggressive yet gloomy state-of-the-nation speech, calls on his allies and enemies to sign up to his 10-point ‘Pacto de Mayo’ – or face the consequences.
CONGRESS SPEECH President Milei to lay out plans to lawmakers in state-of-the-nation address 01-03-2024 16:35 President Javier Milei will address Congress at 9pm tonight, inaugurating normal sessions of Congress with a speech that is eagerly awaited.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei won't resubmit reform plan to Congress until late 2025 29-02-2024 11:04 In an interview with British newspaper the 'Financial Times,' President Javier Milei says his sweeping 'omnibus bill' will be resubmitted to Congress – but not until December 2025
Opinion & Analysis Neither castes nor authoritarianism 15-02-2024 11:37 Argentina has already suffered plenty from quasi-messianic leaders opening up deep grieta chasms with their friend-or-foe logic. by Nelson Castro
Bloomberg Goldman, Barclays, Citi get up-close look at Milei’s Argentina 09-02-2024 00:08 Some of Wall Street’s largest banks are set to visit Argentina just as Javier Milei tries to come back from a massive defeat in Congress.
Abortion rights Lawmakers from Milei’s party send bill to Congress seeking to repeal abortion law 08-02-2024 09:47 Lawmakers from President Javier Milei’s party introduce bill to Congress that would repeal landmark abortion law passed in December 2020.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina bonds slump as Milei reforms go back to square one 07-02-2024 10:12 Argentina bonds dropped in early trading after President Javier Milei’s reform package was sent back to square one in Congress.
Congress & Politics Milei's economic reforms stall in Congress, bill returned to committee stage 06-02-2024 21:55 President Milei's ‘omnibus’ mega-reform bill dealt major setback lawmakers in Congress prevented it from advancing; Bill was promptly returned to committee stage for a rewrite.
Omnibus bill rejection President slams provincial governors after Congress setback 06-02-2024 21:47 Milei, who is in Israel on his first bilateral trip abroad, vows to continue forward with his economic programme “with or without the political class that destroyed the country."
Congress & Politics Congress resumes 'article by article' debate on omnibus law 06-02-2024 13:58 The lower house of Congress resumes detailed debate of Milei’s reform package on Tuesday, which Deputies have already approved "in general."
EDITORIAL An omnibus not for everybody 02-02-2024 14:46 Uncertainty is by no means limited to the final outcome of Javier Milei's bill in Congress.
Congress & Politics Police battle protesters outside Congress as omnibus bill debate extends to Friday 02-02-2024 08:54 Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Thursday to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress as lawmakers debated the Javier Milei's sweeping reform package.
CONGRESS Key test for Milei as lower house opens debate on ‘Omnibus’ reform bill 31-01-2024 12:24 Ruling party obtains quorum and debate begins on President Milei’s sweeping ‘Omnibus’ mega-reform bill; Session expected to last at least 35 hours as libertarian leader faces first true legislative test in the lower house Chamber of Deputies; Government confident it has the numbers.
POLITICS & COURTS Court rules Milei’s labour reform unconstitutional 30-01-2024 19:18 Court rules that the labour reform President Javier Milei tried to implement through decree is unconstitutional.
Congress & Politics Government pulls key fiscal reforms from Omnibus bill to smooth passage 27-01-2024 11:03 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces President Javier Milei's government will withdraw the fiscal chapter of its sweeping 'Omnibus bill' reform package to ease its passage through Congress.
Congress & Politics Milei shelves austerity plan as Congress debates bill 27-01-2024 10:04 Main austerity measures in president's sweeping reform bill to be culled in order to get it through Congress, implying deeper spending cuts in the future.
POLITICS & ECONOMY The limits of Milei’s ‘synthetic power’ 27-01-2024 09:19 While his digital energy can be translated into real world power, Javier Milei and his team must be careful not to confuse their popularity with actual muscle. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL The four horsemen 27-01-2024 07:35 The general strike should be deemed not so much a success or a failure as a somewhat irrelevant blip within what gives every indication of being a long hot summer and a traumatic year.
Congress & Politics Milei’s bill approved by congressional committees 23-01-2024 22:44 A vote on the floor of the lower house is expected for Thursday, one day after labour movements stage a national strike against Javier Milei’s austerity measures.
Congress & Politics Milei seeks to increase number of Argentines paying income tax 23-01-2024 13:33 Proposal that will be sent to Congress on Tuesday establishes that individuals making more than 1.3 million pesos (US$1,583) a month should by paying income tax.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS President gets pragmatic as hostile Congress forces him to negotiate 23-01-2024 12:08 For a leader who rose to Argentina’s top job by touting radical proposals and showing little willingness to negotiate with the country’s “political elite,” Javier Milei is turning into quite the pragmatist.
POLITICS & LABOUR Buenos Aires braces for first general strike of Milei government 23-01-2024 11:54 Labour groups and social organisations will mobilise on Wednesday to demonstrate against Milei government’s reform plans, with a large turnout expected; Banks, public transport and even flights set to be affected.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Pichetto’s caucus blocks Milei government over Omnibus bill 18-01-2024 19:29 Deputies belonging to caucus headed by dissident Peronist and ex-VP candidate Miguel Ángel Pichetto impose themselves, halting the government drive.
congress & politics Congress spars over Milei’s sweeping omnibus reform bill 12-01-2024 15:11 Government indicates it is open to making concessions as elements of proposed legislation are taken out, despite president’s “all-or-nothing” vow.
Congress & Politics Congress kicks off year forming key committees and debating single paper ballot 04-01-2024 16:26 Chamber of Deputies defining bicameral commission to study Javier Milei’s omnibus law; Bill contemplates the privatisation of public companies and grants parliamentary prerogatives to the government, among other points.
Politics CFK seeks to reorder her lawmakers for Milei’s first political test 04-01-2024 15:18 Former vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner believes that the formation of the Bicameral Commission to halt the presidential emergency decree is urgent while sending a message to the rest of Peronism to reorder its ranks and joshing about the ex-president’s festivities in Spain. by Ramón Indart
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Milei knows the clock is ticking 31-12-2023 17:53 While the political class and the media have spent days debating the DNU emergency decree and the so-called “omnibus” law which seeks to fully deregulate the economy, whether it is constitutional or not, and whether it conforms with the processes and best practices of democracy, the real issue lies elsewhere – how long will society be able to tolerate such an aggressive correction? by Agustino Fontevecchia
MILEI'S GOVERNMENT Milei blitzes Congress with far-ranging reform bill 28-12-2023 00:24 President Javier Milei sends wide-ranging omnibus reform package to Congress; Measures range from eliminating Argentina’s primary elections and charging university tuition to privatising 41 state-owned companies.
SPECIAL SESSIONS Congress opens debate on Milei's bills to complement sweeping decree 26-12-2023 16:23 Congress opened special sessions on Tuesday as debate opened on a series of bills designed to complement Javier Milei’s sweeping economic deregulation mega-decree.
Congress & Politics One by one: the bills Milei is sending to Congress for special sessions 24-12-2023 13:40 President Javier Milei, who has summoned lawmakers for special sessions starting December 26, will send 11 bills to Congress, including reforms to income tax and double taxation rules.
A QUICK GUIDE What to know about Milei's bid to liberalise the economy 24-12-2023 10:36 President Javier Milei has unleashed a mega-decree to change or scrap 366 economic rules in a country accustomed to heavy government intervention in the market.
Emergency decree controversy Milei’s bluff 23-12-2023 06:16 Praised for his moderation and pragmatism over the last several weeks, the self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist has now put in place a series of controversial measures which have divided public opinion. by Agustino Fontevecchia
DEREGULATION PLAN PROTESTS 'Cacerolazo' protests against Milei’s reforms continue into second day 22-12-2023 10:00 Demonstrators took to the streets across Argentina on Thursday night as protests against President Javier Milei’s reform plan to “deregulate” the economy continued into a second consecutive night.
Congress & Politics La Libertad Avanza clinches Senate provisional president: Bartolomé Abdala 14-12-2023 10:13 In the first session presided by Victoria Villarruel, fierce procedural clashes between Unión por la Patria and the other caucuses.
PRESIDENT MILEI ‘There is no alternative to austerity,’ declares Milei after swearing-in 10-12-2023 12:43 New President Javier Milei vows "new era" for Argentina despite inheriting "worst" economic inheritance ever received by government; Libertarian warns austerity and immediate shock reforms on way, declaring "there is no money."
Presidential handover Javier Milei: from chainsaw to fickle pragmatism 10-12-2023 08:37 Three weeks after his landslide election victory, Javier Milei – the outspoken economist who calls himself "the lion" – seems to have been tamed by the hard reality of politics.
ANALYSIS New Congress will condition Milei’s bid for reform 08-12-2023 00:37 Javier Milei's radical reforms are likely to be heavily conditioned by Congress, with the libertarian leader's caucus a minority in both houses.
POLITICS Step-by-step: Javier Milei’s inauguration as president of Argentina 07-12-2023 07:08 Argentina’s new leader will be proclaimed president in Congress, but has chosen to deliver his inaugural address from the steps of Congress before his supporters.
Election 2023 Congress formally endorses winning Milei-Villarruel ticket 30-11-2023 00:45 Legislative Assembly proclaims formula of Milei and Villarruel at event attended by lawmakers from all parties; Regulatory step before December 10 inauguration.
TRANSITION OF POWER Milei to send ‘shock’ package to Congress on day one 27-11-2023 20:46 President-elect plans to call Congress into an extraordinary session and send a large package of reforms to stabilise Argentina’s economy on December 11, the day after his inauguration.
ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS Into the unknown 20-11-2023 16:44 The emergence of an anti-political outsider and redrawing the map of the political scenario on yet uncertain bases – those are the first conclusions left by the consecration of Javier Milei. by Walter Curia