Overview

• Following a near 14-point loss in Buenos Aires Province, the government formalized a national and a Buenos Aires political mesa, scheduled a chain broadcast on the 2026 budget, and set Catalán’s swearing‑in for Monday.
• Clarín and El Litoral report the new coordination also seeks to reengage select governors, while Página/12 notes limited attendance so far and continued friction over vetoes and campaign roles.
• In Santa Fe, three young men were charged and placed in preventive detention for the Sept. 7 Puente Colgante armed robbery after CCTV, a seized Ford Ka with a theft notice, and lineups linked them to the attack.
• In Santiago del Estero, police arrested Luciano “Lucho” Verón over the Huachana sanctuary theft reported at $2,000,000 and €700, though prosecutors have not recovered the money and the inquiry remains open.
• Security updates include a Mar del Plata shootout where two brothers were detained and one wounded in an attempted car theft, assaults on inspectors during Salta’s Milagro clearances, a critical stabbing in Jujuy with the aggressor sought, a Valle Viejo stabbing with two detained, and three arrests over the July wounding of a Federal Police officer.