POLITICS & CONGRESS Double setback for Milei as Congress overturns two vetoes 02-10-2025 19:56 Another blow for Milei as Senate overturns two presidential vetoes, upholding laws that increase funding for state universities and paediatric hospitals.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS 'Cuadernos' of corruption: A look at the entrepreneurs in the dock 18-09-2025 07:42 A couple of months away from the start of Argentina’s biggest-ever corruption trial, the “Cuadernos de las Coimas” case currently involves 74 defendants and 626 witnesses.
MARCHA FEDERAL PROTEST Protesters cheer Milei veto defeat at Marcha Federal for universities, paediatric care 17-09-2025 20:38 Thousands rally outside Congress as lawmakers in lower house vote to reject vetoes on bills to boost funding for public universities and Argentina’s leading children’s hospital, a major blow for President Javier Milei.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Defendants offer millions to avoid trial in ‘Cuadernos’ graft case 17-09-2025 16:44 Business leaders offer more than US$1 billion in cash, properties and other items to avoid standing trial but run into resistance from lead prosecutor; Mega-corruption trial probing alleged bribery and kickbacks at Federal Planning Ministry under Kirchner governments due to kick off November 6.
BRAZILIAN EX-PRESIDENT Bolsonaro found guilty of coup plot, given 27 years in jail 11-09-2025 16:08 Historic Supreme Court conviction in Brazil; Far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro found guilty of plotting a military coup in bid to overturn 2022 election loss by three justices.
BRAZILIAN EX-PRESIDENT Jair Bolsonaro on brink of conviction in Brazil coup trial 10-09-2025 10:04 Forme president risks a prison term of over 40 years if found guilty of seeking to stay in power after his defeat in 2022 elections.
JOBS & EMPLOYMENT Economic pick-up fails to filter through to job market 23-06-2025 15:43 Improved economic activity has reversed last year's shrinkage but the improvement has yet to seep through to the labour market – in March the private sector shed over 7,000 jobs with numbers of self-employed simultaneously on the rise. by Martín Fernández Nadale
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Supreme Court revising Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction 07-06-2025 18:12 Nation’s highest tribunal is reviewing former president’s graft conviction in the ‘Vialidad’ conviction; Decision on whether to uphold sentence and enforce ban on public office creeps closer and may derail her intended candidacy in Buenos Aires Province.
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT Milei has cut 48,000 public-sector jobs since taking office 28-05-2025 10:18 President’s chainsaw slashes public-sector employment; Staff numbers have fallen 9.6% over the last 17 months, says Argentina’s government.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Towards a smarter state 29-03-2025 06:11 The libertarian government seems intent on cutting back a bloated state to its right size without having any clear idea what that size might be. by Michael Soltys
PENSION PROTEST Milei government issues public transport threat to demonstators 19-03-2025 11:19 Hours before weekly pension protest, message broadcast at stations across Buenos Aires metropolitan area warns that police “will repress any attempt against the Republic.”
'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL A month on from ‘$LIBRA,’ Milei siblings at centre of judicial tug-of-war 18-03-2025 17:00 Investigation into alleged corruption, influence-trafficking and public ethics rules now the focus of a jurisdictional tussle. by Alfredo Izaguirre
HEALTH & ECONOMY Milei government eliminates Argentina's national cancer institute 06-03-2025 21:15 In a statement, Argentina's Health Ministry announced the closure of the Instituto Nacional del Cáncer because of a "duplicity of tasks" and to have "greater control of actions."
public health crisis Doctors resign from Health Ministry scheme over ‘dismantling’ of programmes 05-03-2025 16:59 Healthcare professionals working on Health Ministry programmes to tackle HIV, leprosy and tuberculosis resign en masse, stating: "We will not be part of a Ministry where essential programmes are unable to meet the basic obligations set by law."
CITY Línea F – City Hall unveils plan for new Subte underground line 28-02-2025 09:52 Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri unveils plans for capital's first new subway line in a quarter century; New 'Línea F' route will have 11 stops, connecting Barracas and Palermo.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's GDP shrank less than expected in 2024 26-02-2025 11:44 Argentina beats the World Bank's projection and shrinks GDP by just 1.8 percent as part of Milei's self-proclaimed "largest fiscal adjustment in history."
Constitutional Reform Maduro sets 'public debate' on constitutional reform 29-01-2025 11:40 Days after his swearing-in for a third term in office amid allegations of electoral fraud, President Nicolás Maduro pledges to "integrate the popular power" into Venezuela's constitution.
POLITICS & MEDIA Despite ‘no pauta’ rule, Milei finds other ways to reward or punish the media 08-01-2025 15:56 The Milei administration cut state advertising as part of its austerity plan, but quietly, other state bodies and firms continue to distribute cash without transparency.
Latin America Ecuadorean adolescents still missing as search efforts increase 23-12-2024 20:34 President Daniel Noboa orders intensified search for four boys as public outrage grows ahead of elections. Military officials deny involvement.
PLAN BACKFIRES? Initial results from Milei’s ‘exam’ for state workers show 96% pass rate 22-12-2024 00:49 Although only 10% of state workers have taken the Milei administration’s new test to date, the good results have led their ATE union to demand employees’ transfer to permanent employment, while calling for ministers, secretaries and directors to be similarly evaluated.
WAR ON THE STATE Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024 21-12-2024 05:07 Report by the Deregulation & State Transformation Ministry, headed by Milei ally Federico Sturzenegger, details 34,280 dismissals or contract terminations between December 2023 and October 2024, shrinking the state payroll by seven percent.
ECONOMIC POLICY Milei confirms his ‘chainsaw’ will keep running next year 27-11-2024 15:52 “Full speed ahead,” says Argentina's president, vowing that public spending cuts will continue into 2025.
Labour unrest Labour tensions erupt as Milei faces three strikes in a week 29-10-2024 21:18 Three strikes this week as union leaders ramp up pressure on President Javier Milei's government. First state workers walk off jobs, followed by transport strikes on consecutive days.
EDUCATION ROW Students take classes onto streets to protest Milei's university cutbacks 16-10-2024 16:20 Student demonstrators stage open classes on the streets of Buenos Aires as they draw attention to cutbacks on state higher education institutions imposed by President Javier Milei's government.
SELL OFF OF STATE AIRLINE Milei: Aerolíneas Argentinas could be handed over to employees if not sold 15-10-2024 18:19 Argentina’s president reiterates his government’s desire to sell off flagship state airline through privatisation, complaining that the problem is the workers “do not want it.”
POLITICS Milei says state universities not under threat as occupations multiply 15-10-2024 17:13 As student takeovers of campuses multiply nationwide, President Milei says Argentina's public university system is “not under discussion” but vows auditing of state institutions will take place.
EDITORIAL Reducing the issue 12-10-2024 06:16 Both sides fall into the error of reducing this issue to a budget tussle without bringing up the major structural problems of university education.
EDUCATION ROW Striking teachers, students on war footing against Milei's austerity 10-10-2024 23:11 As students occupy university faculties across the country, the government warns such actions are “a crime” and asks the courts to intervene and order evictions.
education funding row Congress opens session on Milei's veto of university funding bill 09-10-2024 12:32 Argentina's lower house Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday decide if President Javier Milei's veto of a law allowing greater funding to state universities will be upheld.
EDITORIAL It’s the education, stupid 05-10-2024 06:24 When presenting the 2025 Budget in mid-September, Milei defined his fundamental fiscal principle as first defining the available revenue and then adjusting the spending to it – modernising the university system to that end could be an interesting application of that principle. But instead his primitive proposal is literally to cut university spending in half with his chainsaw.
STATE CARRIER Milei declares Aerolíneas Argentinas 'subject to privatisation' 04-10-2024 20:13 President Javier Milei has formally declared the state airline Aerolíneas Argentinas to be "subject to privatisation" after weeks of union conflict.
POLITICS Expert says Milei decree restricting access to information is 'unconstitutional' 09-09-2024 15:41 Lawyer Andrés Gil Domínguez says that Javier Milei’s administration is “anti-democratic” and that, after this modification, “trials for damages against journalists will begin.”
EDITORIAL Making public private 07-09-2024 05:55 Not the first contradiction with its self-image but a government calling itself libertarian and seeking to restrict access to public information is really starting to take the biscuit.
POLITICS No U-turn on new rules limiting access to public information, says Adorni 06-09-2024 14:06 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni brushes off criticism from NGOs and rights watchdogs and says government won’t go back on new rules limiting public access to information about state officials.
POLITICS Milei’s move to limit access to public information condemned 04-09-2024 16:52 Milei’s decree limiting access to public information sparks widespread repudiation in Argentina; Executive Branch introduces changes to current legislation including a redefinition of the concept of “public information” that offers greater “protection” for government officials and prevents publication of "working papers."
POLITICS & ECONOMY Privatisations, relaunches and retirements – Milei’s plan for state media 26-08-2024 19:14 President Javier Milei has managed to shutter the Télam news agency and is attempting to downsize and sell off a host of Argentina’s state media outlets – but are his plans working? And what is the “relaunch” his administration is planning? by Julian D'Imperio
EDUCATION Teaching staff at public universities stage 48-hour strike 20-08-2024 12:06 Strike at state universities gets underway with no classes scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday; Unions claim the government's wage renegotiation proposal is insufficient as Milei administration looks to cut costs.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Report: Milei delivers Argentina its biggest public spending cut in 60 years 12-08-2024 16:32 Massive falls in government spending under President Javier Milei’s government to date means the first half of 2024 saw the biggest cutbacks in 60 years, says report.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei moves to replace previous government’s plan for public works 18-06-2024 16:14 Executive Branch draws up guidelines to review ongoing works and assess their continuity and control; Plan put in place by previous government, led by Alberto Fernández, to be ended.
EDITORIAL Single digit should not mean single issue 18-05-2024 06:13 Single-digit inflation relieves the poor more than anybody but comes at a price – must they also be the ones to pay it?
EDUCATION Milei says he will keep state universities, attacks the opposition 29-04-2024 15:30 President Javier Milei faced the biggest demonstration of his adminitration yet on April 23 as protesters took to the streets nationwide support of public universities.
EDUCATION Universities deny claims of funding deal, confirm April 23 strike 19-04-2024 16:18 CIN National Inter-University Council denies government's claim that funding deal has been reached and renews call for April 23 protest.“It’s vital to make the situation we’re going through visible,” they stated.
HEALTH & SOCIETY Government rules out free dengue vaccine despite record deaths 18-03-2024 16:56 Presidential Spokesperson Maneul Adorni says there is no plan to make Dengue vaccine free and compulsory to citizens despite a record number of deaths this year.
HEALTH & SOCIETY Dengue fever cases in Argentina up 2,153% so far in 2024 07-03-2024 15:30 Data from Health Ministry shows worrying explosion of Denge fever cases, rising to more than 57,000 from 2,500 in the same period last year.
Abortion rights Abortion protection in French Constitution is 'message of hope' for other nations 05-03-2024 12:41 France's new "guaranteed freedom" to have an abortion may transcend borders and "give a boost to the recognition of this fundamental right" in the world, experts and activists argue.
Abortion rights France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first 04-03-2024 16:39 Lawmakers in Versailles vote to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to enshrine explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in basic law.
Bloomberg US Treasury Secretary Yellen praises Chile’s policies in visit to lithium-rich ally 01-03-2024 16:42 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday lavished praise on Chile during a visit focused on critical minerals.
SOCIAL UNREST ON RISE Strikes and walkouts multiply as anger against Milei's austerity mounts 22-02-2024 21:05 Social unrest is growing, labour groups protest in response to President Milei’s belt-tightening measures; Railway staff, health workers, teachers and even scientists take to streets in protest.
ECONOMY Blaming Milei for woes, Argentina’s Clisa asks for debt leniency 10-02-2024 09:30 As one of Argentina’s largest public works companies runs out of cash and asks investors for leniency, it’s pointing the blame squarely at Javier Milei.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei squeezes governors, eliminates transport subsidies to inland provinces 08-02-2024 17:02 In the midst of the war with governors after the failure of his reform bill, president moves to eliminate subsidies overnight; Fares set to soar as provinces face funding shortfall.