Overview

• A committee session heard four rival projects to investigate the contaminated fentanyl case, including Victoria Tolosa Paz’s bicameral plan backed by 67 signatures with powers to request intelligence and regulator records.
• Lower House speaker Martín Menem reassigned primary jurisdiction to Constitutional Affairs, and its libertarian chair Nicolás Mayoraz has not activated the discussion, clouding Silvia Lospennato’s aim to seek a committee vote next week.
• Most opposition blocs, including PRO, support forming a commission, while the libertarian ruling bloc resists a move that could expose Health Minister Mario Lugones, and relatives of victims attended the debate.
• The criminal inquiry continues under Judge Ernesto Kreplak with 17 accused, and Ramallo quality manager María Victoria García declined to testify, according to judicial sources.
• Reports cite 96 deaths linked to adulterated fentanyl, and proposed inquiries target oversight gaps at ANMAT and the roles of the Health and Security ministries, Procunar, Procelac and Customs.