Overview

• Karina Milei visited the Chamber of Deputies with Economy Minister Luis Caputo to discourage defections and reaffirm Martín Menem’s leadership, with Caputo telling legislators inflation and the dollar are under control.
• The bloc created an anti-defection commission tasked to contain discontented lawmakers, led by deputies Lilia Lemoine and Romina Diez.
• Martín Menem denied he would step down as Chamber president and called talk of replacements false rumors.
• Later in the day, Milei opened La Libertad Avanza’s national campaign in San Miguel de Tucumán, highlighting local candidates Federico Pelli and Soledad Molinuevo alongside senior figures including Lisandro Catalán.
• She faces a summons from the special $Libra commission to testify on Sept. 23 or 30, with the panel indicating it could seek a court order if she does not appear.