POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei lines up seven bills for summer Congress sessions 09-12-2025 17:42 Government publishes bills it will seek to pass in Official Gazette; Budget and labour reform top the list.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei to delay lawmakers' vacation to push forward with reforms 06-12-2025 08:17 President Javier Milei will convene Congress for extraordinary sessions of Congress running until December 30 to discuss key budget and labour, criminal and tax reforms.
POLITICS & CONGRESS President to sign decree calling special Congress sessions 05-12-2025 13:07 Presidential decree, likely to be published this Friday, will formally open door to debates on labour reform, changes to the Penal Code and the 2026 Budget.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Labour reform, budget bill keys to Milei's December Congress push 27-11-2025 15:45 Government to push for swift approval of labour reform and 2026 Budget bills as part of ambitious agenda; President to summon Congress for special sessions, likely starting second week of December.
UNITED STATES Trump would have been convicted, according special counsel report 14-01-2025 12:33 With the US presidential inauguration just days away, newly released special counsel report declares Donald Trump would have faced criminal charge if not for re-election.
Human rights Milei shutters special unit probing dictatorship-era abduction of minors 14-08-2024 13:37 Decree signed by President Milei closes special unit dedicated to investigating the kidnapping and disappearance of children during 1976-1983 dictatorship; Government justifies move on grounds it violates separation of powers; Latest in a series of controversial steps on human rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS Lula reinstates commission to probe Brazil dictatorship crimes 05-07-2024 17:16 President Lula orders reinstatement of a special commission on crimes during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, which had been dissolved by his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei one step closer to ‘superpowers’ after Senate approval 20-06-2024 09:33 Argentina’s Senate last week approved the article permitting President Milei to co-legislate in a broader and less defined sense than granted to any of his predecessors. What the “superpowers” to legislate are and what the prerogatives delegated by Congress imply. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
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.
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.