AUSTERITY FUNDING ROW Milei detonates relationship with governors and opens up a war 27-02-2024 21:00 Provincial debt under the spotlight has made the governors seek allies. Who are in the deepest holes? Will the mega-decree be overturned? by Ramón Indart
POLITICS Bullrich divides PRO as she backs Milei in Chubut funding row 27-02-2024 16:49 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich intervenes forcefully in the spat between President Javier Milei and Chubut's PRO Governor Ignacio Torres.
POLITICS Milei criticised for liking Down syndrome tweet mocking governor 27-02-2024 14:58 Latest in a long line of controversies: President Javier Milei in hot water after liking an offensive post on social media mocking Chubut governor that showed him with a disability.
FOREST FIRE Los Alerces National Park: Fire burns 2,300 hectares amid heat alert 01-02-2024 15:45 Firefighters still suppressing flames ravaging Patagonian national park; Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres alleges blaze was started by RAM Mapuche indigenous group.
ELECTION 2023 Five knock-out blows: Peronism's toughest defeats in the elections so far 12-09-2023 18:42 Provinces of San Juan, San Luis, Chubut, Santa Cruz and now Santa Fe. And now Peronism faces another difficult test in Chaco.
ELECTIONS 2023 Chubut the latest upset in a semester full of strong Peronist defeats 31-07-2023 16:52 Fall of Peronism in Chubut Province marks a trend worrying Sergio Massa. The biggest surprises and open scenarios. by Ramón Indart
ELECTIONS 2023 Ignacio 'Nacho' Torres – the governor-elect who ended two decades of Peronism in Chubut 31-07-2023 13:38 National senator recorded a historic election with backing of both opposition presidential hopefuls, former president Mauricio Macri and Jujuy leader Gerardo Morales.
PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS Córdoba and Chubut elections: Unión por la Patria, Juntos por el Cambio battle it out 21-07-2023 14:25 Key contest between Peronism and Juntos por el Cambio (including their own primary) in the run-up to August 13 primaries. Crossed support in Córdoba and a ruling party crisis in Chubut.
COURTS & JUDICIARY Chubut judge who allegedly kissed inmate faces impeachment trial 28-11-2022 15:26 Chubut magistrate Mariel Alejandra Suárez was denounced before judicial authorities last January after a video was made public showing her allegedly kissing an inmate at a prison at Trelew. She denies the allegations against her, but Magistrates Council rules she should face impeachment trial for “poor performance” of duties. by Nadia Galán
CRIME & SECURITY Murder in El Mirasol: Unsolved case in the village of 45 residents 28-05-2022 12:00 In December 2015, Bernardino ‘Tuti’ Tolosa was found handcuffed and murdered in the small village of El Mirasol, Chubut Province. Almost seven years on, investigators have not been able to identify the perpetrators, nor the motive for the crime. by Nadia Galán