Judge Rules Decree Blocking University Funding Unconstitutional and Orders Immediate Implementation

Overview

• On Tuesday, Judge Martín Cormick declared unconstitutional the clause of Decree 759/2025 that had tied the law’s execution to a prior budget rule and ordered the immediate application of the Law of University Financing (Law 27.795).
• Cormick found the decree used article 5 of Law 24.629 to suspend a law that Congress had ratified and described that maneuver as an extraconstitutional, de‑facto veto that exceeded the executive’s powers.
• The ruling goes beyond earlier provisional relief by addressing the case on the merits, and the Procuración del Tesoro has announced it will appeal to the Cámara, so the legal dispute will continue.
• The court ordered the executive to issue regulations and guarantee funds for teacher salaries, nonteaching staff, operating costs and student scholarships, a move that collides with ongoing Presupuesto 2027 talks and only partial payments from prior paritaria agreements.
• The decision directly affects university workers and students who seek salary and scholarship updates and is likely to shape upcoming budget negotiations, parliamentary debates and sector protests as the political clash between Congress and the Presidency continues.