Overview

• A recent IMF disbursement has calmed peso volatility and stabilized the dollar near record highs
• President Milei affirmed his ‘iron triangle’ inner circle of Karina Milei, Santiago Caputo and Guillermo Francos to centralize decision making
• Opposition deputies in the Chamber of Deputies requested a special session on Aug. 6 to advance university financing, address the Garrahan hospital emergency and push provincial funding laws
• Six provincial governors issued a joint communiqué demanding fair federal transfers for ATN contributions and fuel taxes and signaled coordinated electoral strategies for October’s Senate contests
• Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona faces calls for removal after a leaked video showed him offering tailored legislation and access to judges and journalists to US ex-agent Tim Ballard