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Brazil recalls ambassador to Argentina over Milei's 'insults'

Yesterday 14:19 Lula government recalls ambassador in Buenos Aires for talks after Milei backs Flávio Bolsonaro, attacks Brazilian leader during visit to see right-wing ally in São Paulo.

BRAZILIAN POLITICS

Brazil's right-wing party nominates Bolsonaro's son to battle Lula

Yesterday 04:46 Firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro anointed his eldest son Flavio as his political heir after being sentenced to 27 years in prison; President Javier Milei travels to rally to denounce Lula, back right-winger.

LATIN AMERICA

Milei tests his right-wing magic on Flavio Bolsonaro’s shaky campaign in Brazil

25-07-2026 13:05 Javier Milei is flying straight into an uproar in Brazil, seeking to help topple his arch-rival and Latin America’s most prominent leftist.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Cristina and Karina – the two most powerful women in Argentina

24-07-2026 00:06 The fact that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Karina Milei are the two most influential women in the country speaks as much to their own qualities as to the shortcomings of a country still wedded to polarisation.

by Gustavo González

Protest and politics

With World Cup over, anti-austerity protests resume

23-07-2026 02:19 Pensioners demanding higher payments and improved healthcare access held regular weekly demonstrations outside Congress, which were often dispersed by police.

FOOTBALL & POLITICS

AFA says US authorities did not detain Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia

23-07-2026 02:14 AFA denies reports Tapia was questioned by FBI in US; Football association says reports its president and senior officials were detained or summoned by US authorities are "absolutely false."

economy

Milei opens door to electric cars as Musk's Tesla firms up arrival plans

20-07-2026 14:10 Argentina’s car market is undergoing a silent but fast-moving revolution. While the world's most eccentric mobility brand, Elon Musk’s Telsa, prepares for its arrival in the national market, the landscape has already been transformed by new Asian giants.

by Eugenia Muzio

Editorial

The days after

18-07-2026 07:30 Parliamentary democracy is far from being a synonym for productivity. Yet all that and more lies after the challenge of tomorrow’s World Cup final.

Politics – Analysis

Hiding behind the World Cup, Milei siblings restructure their government

18-07-2026 06:50 The World Cup provided the Milei administration a much-needed breather after three months under siege. Javier and Karina Milei are learning by doing, but by doing so they are slowly but surely resembling what they initially promised to battle.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Foreign relations

Rubio: US wants to globalise fight against far-left 'terrorism'

17-07-2026 11:11 Argentina among nations represented at meeting on "The Resurgence of Political Terrorism" hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Debate on ruling party’s land ownership bill pushed back after spat

16-07-2026 18:27 Milei government fails to gather votes, postpones upper house debate over land ownership reform bill; Fourth delay for controversial bill that would eliminate restrictions on the foreign purchase of rural land; Comes after spat between Vice-President Villarruel and La Libertad Avanza Senate chief Patricia Bullrich.

FOOTBALL & POLITICS

Milei says won't attend World Cup final out of superstition

16-07-2026 15:29 British calls on FIFA to investigate after Argentina's players held up a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" after their victory over England.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Milei planning trips to Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia – and UK?

16-07-2026 14:11 Argentina’s leader is preparing for a fresh round of regional diplomacy, including a visit to see former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, a trip to Peru for the inauguration of Keiko Fujimori, and bilateral meetings with Ecuador's Daniel Noboa and Colombia's president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella. Oh, and then there’s the issue of a trip to London…

by Pablo Varela

PREPARATIONS IN BUENOS AIRES

City Hall puts barriers around Obelisk as World Cup madness mounts

15-07-2026 14:41 Vice-President Victoria Villarruel brands English "pirates" ahead of World Cup clash as tensions soar.

Inflation in Argentina

Boost for Milei as monthly inflation read dips below 2%

14-07-2026 17:19 Consumer prices rose 1.9% in June, the slowest monthly pace in 10 months, reports INDEC; Annual inflation remains high at 33.5%, prices up nearly 17% so far this year.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

As Milei’s aura fades, Argentina starts to look for a third way

13-07-2026 10:43 With President Milei’s popularity at its lowest level in more than two years, talk of the 2027 election has taken over investor trips and political circles. The question being asked is whether it might be the moment for a third way.

Editorial

A tale of two footballs

11-07-2026 00:27 The epic World Cup comeback against Egypt only stands to widen the gap between the squad of the two Lionels and all other institutions in Argentina.

POLITICS & FAITH

Te Deum: Archbishop urges end to 'insults and cruelty' as Milei watches on

10-07-2026 10:01 In what some saw as a pointed rebuke to President Javier Milei, Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge García Cuerva calls on leaders to “stop disparaging others, regardless of their political party,” as he urges greater “care for the poor, the sick and the disabled” in annual ‘Te Deum’ speech.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei urges governors to renew commitment to 'May Pact' in speech

09-07-2026 19:08 President says Argentina is entering a "Second Independence" as he outlines new reform agenda and praises his "cabinet of patriots."

ECONOMY & POLITICS

IMF welcomes Milei's reform proposal for Argentina's Central Bank

09-07-2026 18:58 Multilateral lender welcomes Milei administration's proposal for Central Bank; IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Argentina on July 28 and 29.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei’s allied governors open door to suspension of PASO primaries

08-07-2026 17:55 Government is seeking support to advance with its electoral reform push ahead of next voting cycle; Senate to have final say on potential suspension of compulsory primaries.

Economy

Argentina to repay US$4 billion, defying critics who doubted tack

08-07-2026 16:50 Argentina is set to make a major payment on its dollar bonds this week, pulling off a feat few investors thought possible.

economic outlook

IMF confirms 3.5% growth forecast for Argentina in 2026

08-07-2026 15:15 Multilateral lender’s chief Kristalina Georgieva to visit Buenos Aires this month; International Monetary Fund sees Argentina’s economy expanding 4% in 2027.

NUCLEAR SECTOR

Argentina unveils US$1.2-billion nuclear reactor plan amid CNEA lay-offs row

08-07-2026 12:00 US-Argentine firm Meitner Energy will invest US$1.2 billion in a 300-megawatt modular reactor at the Atucha site, the government announced on Tuesday.; News comes as the National Atomic Energy Commission faces a labour dispute over dozens of lay-offs.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei wants US-style 'shutdown' mechanism for Argentina

07-07-2026 22:16 President begins to trail new legislative package that would allow government to “shut down” as in United States and ban the Central Bank from printing money.

REACTION IN BUENOS AIRES

Nine arrests as Argentina fans celebrate dramatic World Cup win over Egypt

07-07-2026 21:50 Joyous celebrations at Buenos Aires' Obelisk marred by incidents between fans and police; At least nine arrested, according to local media.

INTERVIEW / MODO FONTEVECCHIA

Andrés Gil Domínguez: ‘Eliminating the PASO primaries would strip opposition of tool to unify’

07-07-2026 05:15 Constitutional lawyer analyses the possible elimination or suspension of the PASO primaries in Argentina, arguing that its possible reform or repeal responds more to political strategy than institutional improvement.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

MARKETS & FINANCING

Caputo: Argentina has secured funds for 2026 debt payments

06-07-2026 15:23 Economy Minister Luis Caputo says Milei government has secured enough funds to meet this year's external debt obligations; Administration open to international markets to refinance future maturities, but not in a rush.

MARKETS & FINANCING

Argentina shuns markets for now, sees investment grade by 2031

06-07-2026 15:00 President Javier Milei’s administration is targeting investment-grade status for Argentina by the end of a potential second term in 2031, announces Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

ECONOMIC PROGRAMME

Argentina targets investment grade rating by 2031, Caputo says

06-07-2026 14:16 Milei administration is targeting investment-grade status for Argentina by the end of a potential second term in 2031, announces minister.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Santilli's first test: Casa Rosada short of votes to scrap PASO primaries

06-07-2026 09:34 Milei’s new Cabinet chief must negotiate with governors and opposition caucuses over controversial reform that would eliminate compulsory primaries.

REGIONAL ALLIES

Milei plans to attend inaugurations of new Peru and Colombia presidents

05-07-2026 10:38 President will travel to Lima and Bogotá for inauguration ceremonies; Milei welcomes election victories of Keiko Fujimori and Abelardo de la Espriella as signs of a broader right-ward shift in Latin America.

EDITORIAL

Cabinets and wardrobes

04-07-2026 00:56 Appointment of Diego Santilli places the relations of the ruling La Libertad Avanza party with its chief ally on a new footing.

Analysing Argentina

Milei leans on the caste to seek re-election

04-07-2026 00:32 The arrival of Diego Santilli as Cabinet Chief signals a pragmatism that is both the result of a lack of trustworthy people in the ranks and Milei’s acknowledgment that he needs yet another dose of “caste” to align the means with the goals of his administration.

by Marcelo J. García

DIPLOMACY

Milei star guest at US Embassy’s 250th independence day celebration

03-07-2026 16:41 Javier Milei first sitting Argentine president to attend US Embassy’s annual party in Buenos Aires; Ambassador Peter Lamelas hails relationship between two nations as United States marks 250 years of US independence.

by James Grainger

POLLING & SURVEYS

Argentines slam Milei over his handling of Cabinet chief crisis

03-07-2026 09:57 Argentines overwhelmingly disapprove of how President Milei handled corruption scandal involving his former Cabinet chief, according to a new poll.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Arrogance as state policy and the end of Manuel Adorni

03-07-2026 00:50 Manuel Adorni's resignation, in which he accused the press of "media attacks," comes across as pretty pathetic from a spokesman and Cabinet chief who built his tenure on arrogance and who now stands accused of corruption.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / MODO FONTEVECCHIA

Marcela Pagano: ‘It’s become evident that it is Karina Milei who calls the shots’

03-07-2026 00:27 National deputy says Javier Milei’s government "has covered up Manuel Adorni’s corruption," that voters have fallen out of love with La Libertad Avanza and that Karina Milei, the President’s sister, is the one who’s really in charge in Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

DIPLOMACY

Ambassador Lamelas: ‘US stands shoulder to shoulder with Argentina’

02-07-2026 13:42 US Ambassador to Argentina Peter Lamelas proclaims support for President Javier Milei and explains his own "America Dream" in a speech marking 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.

POLITICS & MONEY

Fundación Faro told to name donors behind US$4.8mn windfall

02-07-2026 07:00 Fundación Faro presented itself as a platform of ideas. But the libertarian think tank’s opaque finances, links to key Milei insiders and 400-fold surge in donations have left the organisation facing uncomfortable questions from regulators and judges.

by Giselle Leclercq

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei tries again to revive Argentina’s dormant mortgage market

01-07-2026 13:04 Mortgage-backed home sales surged early in Milei’s Presidency only to evaporate as the government stemmed a currency run by raising interest rates above 100%.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Corruption scandals push Milei toward Argentina establishment he vilified

01-07-2026 12:37 President Javier Milei rode to power vowing to destroy the political elite he derided as “the caste.” Now, after a string of corruption scandals, he’s turning to one of its most recognisable figures.

Politics

Santilli sworn in as Cabinet chief as Milei reshuffles pack

01-07-2026 00:47 Diego Santilli formally took over as President Javier Milei's Cabinet chief on Tuesday, completing a transition triggered by Manuel Adorni's resignation amid a corruption investigation.

POLITICS

Four in 30 months: Milei sets record for Cabinet chief turnover

30-06-2026 12:28 Manuel Adorni's resignation and Diego Santilli's arrival mark Javier Milei's fourth Cabinet Chief change, a pace a university study says has gutted the post of its constitutional power

Politics

Kicillof admits last Peronist government ‘didn’t work’

30-06-2026 11:31 Alberto Fernández government “didn’t work” and its breakdown led to the election of Javier Milei, says 2027 presidential hopeful in video call with Peronist leaders.

BEEF EXPORTS

Argentina’s beef export boom to US leaves locals paying more for steak

30-06-2026 10:50 Argentina’s exports to the United States are expanding fast past premium steaks to lower-quality cuts. That's great for exporters, but worse for locals, who see prices becoming less affordable.

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei calls on Latin America to align with Israel in speech

30-06-2026 10:33 President addresses Israel Allies Foundation's Latin America conference in Beunos Aires, calls on region to choose a side as "there is no possible neutrality."

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy contracted in April as uneven growth persists

29-06-2026 23:00 Economic activity fell 1.5% from March; From a year ago, gross domestic product proxy grew 1.6%.

POLITICS

Milei taps lifetime politician Santilli to lead his Cabinet after scandal

29-06-2026 12:43 Javier Milei once vowed to eradicate entrenched politicians like Diego Santilli, yet he turned to him as a candidate and later named him interior minister. Now, the former PRO politician is Argentina's new Cabinet chief.