News of legislation

IACHR condemns El Salvador for denying abortion to sick woman

23-12-2024 21:01 Amnesty International praised a ruling by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemning El Salvador for denying a woman a life-saving abortion in 2013.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Brazil introduces law increasing femicide sentences to 40 years

11-10-2024 12:42 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs into law a bill that makes femicide a separate criminal offence with potential sentence of up to 40 years behind bars.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Milei government prepares legislative agenda for 'second stage'

02-07-2024 16:57 Electoral reform being considered by the Executive branch and a bill could be ready for Congress by August; Ideally, it would include the elimination of the PASO primaries, the move to a single ballot system, the scrapping of gender parity quotas and a lowering of the minimum voting age.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Government circulates new text of omnibus bill to governors

14-03-2024 16:54 Government circulates new text of sweeping reform bill – now slashed by half to 269 articles – to provincial leaders in bid to win support before it heads to Congress.

Opinion & Analysis

Political deadlock threatens economic change

17-02-2024 06:00 Unfortunately for President Milei, the political community he has joined has its own largely tacit rules which have little to do with economic efficiency.

by James Neilson

Tucker Carlson Interview

Putin tells West: Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine

09-02-2024 10:53 In a highly anticipated interview with controversial right-wing US talk show host Tucker Carlson, President Vladimir Putin speaks about Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Ukraine war, and Russia as a victim of Western betrayals.

Congress

Omnibus Law: What’s in and what’s out as bill goes to Congress?

01-02-2024 12:08 President Milei’s government had to make serious concessions and remove several points from the original text of its sweeping mega-reform bill, which is now slashed down to 386 articles from the original 664.

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.

News of legislation

IACHR condemns El Salvador for denying abortion to sick woman

Brazil introduces law increasing femicide sentences to 40 years

Milei government prepares legislative agenda for 'second stage'

Government circulates new text of omnibus bill to governors

Political deadlock threatens economic change

Putin tells West: Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine

Omnibus Law: What’s in and what’s out as bill goes to Congress?

One by one: the bills Milei is sending to Congress for special sessions

Argentina must turn over 51% stake in YPF, US judge rules

Argentina's economy grew more than expected after Milei lifted controls

Milei makes waves by taking his dog Conan to interview

INDEC statistics body reveals how many dollars Argentines have stashed away

Milei’s actor friend runs state agency with multi-million-dollar budget

La NASA confirmó que la gigantesca presa de Las Tres Gargantas en China ralentizó la rotación de la Tierra

Denuncian a la jueza Arroyo Salgado ante el Consejo de la Magistratura "por mal desempeño en el ejercicio de sus funciones"

Milei canceló el tradicional desfile del 9 de Julio: el motivo detrás de su polémica decisión

El Ejecutivo busca decidir qué investigaciones del Conicet seguirán activas y cuáles "no lo valen"

La esposa del gendarme Nahuel Gallo, preso en Venezuela, asegura que nunca más pudo hablar con él