Buenos Aires of Argentina
The far-right government in Argentina adds positive news after the Senate approved in general and by one vote the anti-State structural reform that it seeks to carry out. Javier Milei. The vote took place amid massive nationwide demonstrations and repression of those who reject the so-called Bases Law. The project will now return to the Chamber of Deputies to seek final approval, although the text has already undergone a series of modifications by legislators and against the wishes of the Casa Rosada.
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This Wednesday’s day in Buenos Aires was marked by massive demonstrations against Milei’s plan, which seeks to privatize the State, weaken regulatory bodies and provide tax benefits to businessmen. For this reason, social organizations, unions and opponents took to the streets to protest in different areas, but also around the congress in the central area of the capital Buenos Aires.
In the Trans-Andean Senate, the executive had to accept the modifications to the project that right-wing opposition sectors demanded, until achieving a 36-36 tie in the vote. In this situation, Vice President Victoria Villarruel appeared to deliver the decisive vote in favor of the Casa Rosada and the general plan of the Argentine extreme right.. In the surroundings of the congress there were injuries, detainees, gas, rubber bullets and burning vehicles.
Page 12 reports that the senators analyze the long list of articles of the Base Law, looking in particular at the reform proposed by the Argentine government. In any case, the text must return to the chamber of deputies, where the ruling party can reinstate the original version of its anti-State project.. Although the extreme right and Milei celebrated the result of the vote in general, there are still steps to see how far their structural project goes.
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