BLOOMBERG Caputo speech at JPMorgan event helps propel Argentine bonds 18-04-2024 13:18 Argentina won’t lift capital controls until international reserves are high enough to safeguard against a potential currency run, Luis Caputo tells investors.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Juntos por el Cambio governors to back ‘omnibus’ bill, fiscal package 04-04-2024 21:35 Interior Minister Guillermo Francos and Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse lead talks over the so-called ‘Ley de Bases,’ potentially brokering a deal to see its passage through Congress.
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 Government freezes omnibus bill – and wants to make governors pay 08-02-2024 14:50 President Javier Milei is evaluating the possibility of calling a non-binding plebiscite to pass his reforms in the hope of a new Congress breakdown after the 2025 midterms.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ is suffering a stinging rejection 08-02-2024 13:15 Lawmakers rebuke president’s bill, upending agenda; Milei responds by lashing out at the parties he needs to push through his reforms.
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.
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."
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.
GENDER VIOLENCE Femicides up as Milei seeks to weaken protections 13-01-2024 22:18 Argentina registered 322 femicides in 2023, a figure equivalent to almost one murder a day, according to government data.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY First judicial setbacks for Milei’s reform push 05-01-2024 00:58 Labour appeals court suspends key portions of mega-decree after legal challenges from top union groups, dealing president a setback.
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.
Anti-Milei protest Protesters, summoned by CGT, protest against Milei's proposed reforms 27-12-2023 17:31 Marching at the behest of labour unions, protesters demanded the courts intervene to invalidate President Javier Milei's mega-decree they say would carve away at worker and consumer protections.
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.
REACTION TO REFORM PACKAGAE Milei defends mega-decree plan in wake of pot-banging protests 21-12-2023 16:49 Javier Milei reiterates importance of his economic reform plan and says extraordinary sessions will be called in Congress to secure its approval. "I must warn you more is coming, you’ll soon find out," declares president.
POLITICS Ex-Casa Rosada legal chief Vilmar Ibarra questions Milei's reform blitz 21-12-2023 12:50 Vilmar Ibarra, Legal & Technical secretary to the Presidency during Alberto Fernández's government, has issued strident criticism of Javier Milei's sweeping economic and labour reform package, warning that it is a clear "violation of the division of powers."
REFORM BLITZ President sets up Aerolíneas Argentinas and YPF for sell-off 21-12-2023 11:15 Milei announces slew of reforms that would allow tens of state-controlled firms, many of them money-losing, to be sold off. Among them, national airline Aerolíneas Argentinas SA and, after a "transition period," state energy firm YPF.
POLITICS President Milei to outline 'mega-reform' in nationwide address 20-12-2023 17:26 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni confirms that President Javier Milei will address the nation in a national broadcast at 9pm this evening; President will outline his attempts to "de-regulate" Argentina's economy.
POLITICS & ELECTIONS Government out to end PASO primaries in extra Congress sessions 19-12-2023 17:39 In order to reduce political expenditure, President Javier Milei's government will seek to remove the PASO primaries from the electoral process and propose an amendment to the Electoral Code that would implement the single ballot system.
POLITICS President-elect to call extraordinary sessions for state reform package 27-11-2023 17:24 President-elect Javier Milei plans to call extraordinary sessions of Congress upon taking office as he seeks to deliver urgent reform for Argentina's economy.
Congress & Politics Rent reform: Government passes revised Senate version in lower house 11-10-2023 13:53 Chamber of Deputies approves reform of 'Ley de alquileres' rent law complete with its Senate amendments.
UNREST IN JUJUY Fernández, Morales continue to fuel flames of unrest in Jujuy 23-06-2023 01:14 President Alberto Fernández slams brutal repression in northern province but fails to condemn violence; Peronist leader says he will push to have constitutional reform struck down as “unconstitutional.”
ANALYSIS Chaos in Jujuy just a taste of what’s to come 22-06-2023 16:21 Protests and clashes with security forces in Jujuy are a snapshot from a film being projected in anticipation of Argentina’s next government. by Walter Curia
ELECTIONS 2023: PROFILE Patricia Bullrich vows crackdown to halt sell-off 14-05-2023 08:06 Argentina is suffering economic carnage – this hard-liner thinks she has the solution.
A DECADE OF POPE FRANCIS Reform and social justice: 10 years of Pope Francis 12-03-2023 10:19 During his decade as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has reformed the government of the Vatican, worked for peace and reconciliation, and has taken action against clerical child abuse.
And that reminds me… Court between a rock and a hard place 21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.
EDITORIAL Budget or judge it (or fudge it) 29-10-2022 06:00 It looks like Argentina will have next year the Budget which it never could in this – that is the main upside after long hours of parliamentary debate which have done nothing to redeem politics from its current disrepute.
JUDICIAL REFORM Supreme Court justice slams bid to impose ‘judicial populism’ 30-04-2022 01:25 Former leader of nation’s highest tribunal Ricardo Lorenzetti criticises ruling coalition, proposal to raise number of Supreme Court to 16.
And that reminds me Supreme Courts are caught, not tort 29-04-2022 17:03 Phobias against independent justice are far from being a uniquely Kirchnerite vice. by Michael Soltys