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Judge Orders Immediate Enforcement of University Financing Law, Including Salary and Scholarship Updates

The government is weighing budget reallocations to comply before the Senate votes on the 2026 plan.

Overview

  • Federal Judge Martín Cormick of Contencioso Administrativo Federal No. 11 granted an innovative injunction declaring Decree 759/2025 inapplicable and compelling immediate application of Articles 5 and 6 of Law 27.795.
  • The case stems from a collective amparo filed by the National Interuniversity Council and other university entities after Congress overrode a presidential veto of the law.
  • The order requires automatic updates for university teachers’ pay and student scholarships tied to inflation and will remain in force until a final ruling under a sworn-caution guarantee.
  • In his preliminary reasoning, the judge called the suspension arbitrary, stressed that congressional insistence leaves no suspensive administrative option, and cited a Congressional Budget Office estimate of roughly 0.23% of GDP to downplay fiscal harm.
  • University and student organizations welcomed the ruling, while the Executive considers reallocating funds or issuing a decree to implement the updates as it seeks Senate passage of the 2026 Budget.