Overview

• On August 4–5 in Córdoba, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich denounced the newly formed Grito Federal alliance as “kirchnerismo de baja intensidad,” arguing it lacks a clear identity between Milei’s reforms and traditional Kirchnerism
• She highlighted a historic low homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 inhabitants and a drop in poverty from 51% to 31% to underscore the success of federal shock economic measures
• Bullrich urged provinces and municipalities to mirror the national fiscal adjustment, warning that any relaxation would risk a return to chronic deficits
• Her criticism has escalated tensions with the five Grito Federal governors—Ignacio Torres, Maximiliano Pullaro, Martín Llaryora, Carlos Sadir and Claudio Vidal—who touted a centrist alternative to both Milei’s agenda and Kirchnerism
• The confrontation unfolds as Congress prepares to debate President Milei’s vetoes of pension, disability and social emergency laws, raising the stakes over subnational fiscal autonomy