Overview

• President Javier Milei has announced plans to veto Senate-approved laws on pension increases, provincial funding and a disability emergency and may pursue judicial action if Congress overrides his veto.
• Chief of Cabinet Guillermo Francos will meet provincial governors and agricultural leaders at the Sociedad Rural Argentina exposition to pursue informal dialogue and secure backing for the presidential vetoes.
• The administration is mobilizing support from at least 86 deputies to uphold the veto and prevent a congressional override in the lower house.
• President Milei is scheduled to meet representatives of the Mesa de Enlace on Tuesday to address rural sector discontent over higher export duties on soy and corn.
• In Santa Fe province, a constitutional convention has begun with Governor Maximiliano Pullaro’s Unidos coalition holding the largest bloc and emphasizing collaborative debate over governor reelection, unicameralism, fiscal limits and judicial safeguards.