News of bill

Milei’s reforms set to cross finish line in Congress

27-06-2024 19:26 President on the cusp of clinching his biggest political victory since taking office, with lawmakers likely to give final approval to two key proposals.

Congress set for final showdown on Milei's sweeping reform package

27-06-2024 12:01 Session scheduled to begin at midday and signs indicate the Milei government will secure its first legislative victory since taking office more than six months ago.

Milei's 'Ley de Bases' bill clears Senate as VP casts decisive vote

12-06-2024 23:24 Senate gives general approval to President Milei's 'Ley de Bases' mega-reform bill after fresh round of amendments.

Milei’s flagship reforms head for Senate vote

30-05-2024 16:50 Vice-President Victoria Villarruel and new Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos secure signatures, allowing 'Ley de Bases' to clear committee stage in Senate.

Omnibus bill backing opens door to privatisation of state firms, labour reform

30-04-2024 14:22 Lawmakers in lower house back key chapters of President Milei's reform bill, opening door to labour reform and the privatisation of state firms – provided Senate gives its backing.

Milei wins key lower house support for Argentina’s reforms

30-04-2024 13:25 Lawmakers approve expanded executive powers on administrative, financial, economic and energy matters, as well as the ability to dissolve dozens of special-purpose federal government funds.

Venezuela opposition fear arrests amid 'anti-fascism' bill debate

04-04-2024 00:22 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warns she and her allies expresses concern over new "anti-fascism" law critics say will be used to crush dissent.

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.

Who crashed the omnibus?

10-02-2024 06:47 The government must be considered the chief architect of the self-destruction of its megalomaniac omnibus bill.

Milei’s frantic activity on social networks fuels political tension

09-02-2024 16:45 “Traitors” and “criminals” are just some of the words Javier Milei used to refer his critics and members of the opposition on social media this week.

Lower house of Congress approves Milei’s omnibus bill

02-02-2024 19:20 In a 144-109 vote, lawmakers passed President Milei’s first major piece of legislation after he made significant concessions. The bill could still be modified significantly, however.

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.

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.

Government pushes back ‘Omnibus’ debate again, eyes Wednesday session

29-01-2024 16:59 Wednesday now looks to be ‘D-day’ for President Javier Milei’s government; Sources close to ruling party’s lower house caucus say they will expect debate to take at least 40 hours.

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. 

Milei backtracks on cinema cuts after protests spread abroad

23-01-2024 20:41 President Javier Milei’s plan to strip Argentina's film industry of public funding, along with other cultural areas, may be prompting the government to backtrack in part.

Instant democracy and turbo-politics in the age of Milei

13-01-2024 06:58 No-one can predict how long Javier Milei’s honeymoon period will last, but it does appear to be softening a bit.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

The ‘right plan,’ the ‘only plan,’ or ‘no plan’?

06-01-2024 07:33 Either Milei is a daredevil convinced he’ll make it out alive, he has no choice and is winging it, or he’s got a couple of cards up his sleeve that we’re not seeing.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milei visits rabbi’s grave in NYC, lunches with Bill Clinton

27-11-2023 18:42 Argentina's president-elect heads to New York City to visit the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and share a lunch with former US president Bill Clinton. Later he flies to Washington DC for the 'work' leg of the trip.

Income tax bill clears lower house with support from Milei, left-wingers

20-09-2023 16:38 Bill to raise ‘ganancias’ threshold to 1.77 million pesos approved by lower house; 135 Frente de Todos, provincial party, leftist and libertarian deputies, among others, back it; 103 votes against, mostly Juntos por el Cambio.