Overview

• The salary freeze for Argentine senators expired on December 31, 2024, leading to automatic pay increases tied to a module-based system.
• Following early-April 2025 paritarias, senators' gross monthly salaries rose to $9.144 million, marking a significant increase.
• Vice President Victoria Villarruel rejected calls from multiple legislative blocs to administratively extend the freeze, stating only a Senate vote could decide the matter.
• President Javier Milei criticized the pay increase on social media, calling senators 'ratas del Senado' for avoiding a freeze in line with his austerity agenda.
• The divided Senate has not scheduled a vote on reinstating the freeze, with the Unión por la Patria bloc poised to oppose such measures, making any decision highly contested.