News of legislation

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.

Lithium in Latin America

Government moves to stop wetlands bill from foiling lithium boom

07-03-2023 13:07 Government in talks with firms, policy makers to prevent wetlands-protection bill from slamming brakes on lithium exploration.

Congress & Politics

Lawmakers head for early recess, leaving a host of pending bills

29-12-2022 00:10 With little chance of congressional activity resuming in the immediate future, Argentina's lawmakers are heading off for recess, leaving a host of bills pending.

News of legislation

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

Government moves to stop wetlands bill from foiling lithium boom

Lawmakers head for early recess, leaving a host of pending bills

Key measures from President Javier Milei’s first year in office

A year into office, Milei’s ‘shock’ therapy takes hold on Argentina

Four takeaways from President Javier Milei's first year in office

Court in Mendoza drops rape case against French rugby players

Brazil President Lula 'stable' after emergency surgery

Cuánto midió el rating de la cadena nacional de Javier Milei por su primer año de Gobierno

Javier Milei prometió más ajuste, libre competencia de monedas y la reducción del 90% de los impuestos nacionales

La Justicia de Córdoba investiga a una reconocida lomitería cordobesa tras inspección de Trabajo

Cachanosky: “El control de cambios y el cepo siguen limitando la inversión y el crecimiento económico"

Roberto Cachanosky: “Ningún liberal haría este tipo de cosas que está haciendo Milei”