Overview

• La Libertad Avanza and the PRO finalized their electoral pact on August 7, exchanging candidate list slots in Buenos Aires and pledging to cooperate in Congress through Milei’s term
• Governors in several provinces chose to abstain, vote ambiguously or be absent during a crucial Chamber of Deputies session earlier this week, handing the national government eleven consecutive defeats
• President Javier Milei appeared in La Matanza to launch his provincial campaign and reinforce an anti-Kirchnerist message
• Boca Juniors president Juan Román Riquelme dissolved the club’s Football Council, removing Raúl Cascini and Mauricio Serna from its leadership while retaining Marcelo Delgado in a new role
• Lionel Messi has been sidelined by a mild right-leg muscle injury during the Leagues Cup and the Torneo Clausura resumed its fourth matchday as clubs adjust to the mid-season restart