News of reform

Nicaragua legislature cements 'absolute power' of president, wife

31-01-2025 14:58 Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo consolidate their absolute command of power in Nicaragua – as president and “co-president,” they will control all branches of government and civil society, according to the troubled nation's latest constitutional reform.

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

Formosa lawmakers seek ‘express’ reform to allow governor’s ninth term

25-10-2024 12:47 Lawmakers in Formosa vote for “express reform” of the provincial constitution, a move that could pave the way for a ninth consecutive election of its longstanding governor Gildo Insfrán.

INTERVIEW

Bahamas AG leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation deal

11-10-2024 09:00 Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder on global tax cooperation, pushing back against OECD policies and how Argentina can help the Global South.

by Mattis Nurit

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

Monetary shift, Sturzenegger in – Milei talks up new stage

28-06-2024 16:34 President says PAIS Tax "could be repealed in August" and confirms that ex-Central Bank governor Federico Sturzenegger will be joining his Cabinet.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Turning-point or anarcho-capitalist illusion?

22-06-2024 05:52 The outsider – who by definition was politically weak – is proving to be more resilient than his more traditional peers. Milei’s emergence in Argentina’s political ecosystem already marks a turning-point.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Senate approves RIGI, privatisations, delegation of powers

13-06-2024 19:43 Key articles, including most controversial, ended up being approved in the Senate. Capital whitewash and the moratorium for tax arrears passed unanimously but government unable to gain support for restoration of income tax or reform of levies on personal assets.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Milei’s signature reforms at risk in tense Senate vote

12-06-2024 14:38 President Javier Milei is pushing to get his signature omnibus reform package across the finish line in the Senate.

Congress & Politics

Senate begins debate on Milei’s ‘Ley de Bases’ mega-reform bill

12-06-2024 12:15 Senators open debate on President Javier Milei's flagship 'Ley de Bases' reform bill as demonstrations begin outside Congress.

POLITICS

Milei warns Cabinet’s future hinges on Congress vote

24-05-2024 09:23 Reacting to rumours of Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse's outsting, President Javier Milei warned Thursday that his entire Cabinet will be under review depending on the result of his pro-business reform bill grinding its way through Congress.

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