Overview
- After their first private meeting in months, both leaders called the encounter positive and constructive, with Bullrich saying Villarruel was very collaborative.
- La Libertad Avanza’s bloc will expand to 20 senators, leaving it roughly 17 votes short of the 37 needed for quorum and requiring negotiations with other blocs.
- Bullrich told colleagues the government’s labor reform will enter the Senate in December, alongside the 2026 Budget and proposed tax and penal changes.
- Extraordinary sessions are planned from December 10, and the 24 senators elected on October 26 will be sworn in on November 28 at 11 a.m.
- Positioning herself as the executive’s bridge to the chamber, Bullrich committed to sharing the coming agenda with Villarruel, who underscored her strictly institutional role.