Overview

• Deputies are preparing a Wednesday session to remove José Luis Espert from the Budget and Finance Commission presidency and are weighing further sanctions, including possible expulsion.
• Espert rejects stepping aside and retains Javier Milei’s public backing, even as the ruling camp recalibrates messaging and schedules joint Buenos Aires appearances to show support.
• Milei’s street event in Santa Fe was scrapped after clashes between libertarian supporters and leftist protesters, with at least three to four people detained, and the President shifted his tour to Entre Ríos.
• Facing market jitters and calls from the IMF and Wall Street for governability, the government sold about US$200 million Friday and roughly US$2 billion over the week to steady the peso near 1,424 per dollar.
• Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof escalated federal‑provincial tensions, accusing the nation of freezing public works and owing roughly US$12 billion to the province, as allied PRO figures press to distance themselves from Espert.