Overview

• Senators gave the project initial approval with 56 votes in favor and four abstentions from libertarian lawmakers.
• The bill declares the Palermo site a National Historic Place, strategic and non-transferable, preserving it for Army use.
• It nullifies the administrative steps toward an auction launched by AABE Resolution 39/2025, which set a base near US$82 million.
• The legislative file now moves to the Chamber of Deputies, where it must pass to become law and formally block the sale.
• Senator Miguel Ángel Pichetto filed an amparo with a precautionary measure to halt an imminent delivery he cited for October 6, and he praised the Senate vote.