Overview

• Fuerza Patria captured the Province of Buenos Aires with roughly 47.2% to La Libertad Avanza’s 33.7%, a margin of about 14 points, according to near‑final tallies.
• Javier Milei conceded a “clear defeat,” promised to intensify his policies rather than change course, and convened an urgent 9 a.m. cabinet meeting at the Casa Rosada.
• Corruption allegations linked to the disability agency ANDIS and misfired alliance tactics in Buenos Aires were widely cited as drivers of LLA’s setback ahead of the Oct. 26 national elections.
• In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro’s Supreme Federal Court trial over an alleged 2022 coup attempt began Sept. 2 and is slated to conclude Sept. 12 with extraordinary security measures in Brasília.
• Mass pro‑Bolsonaro demonstrations pressed Congress for a legislative amnesty for Jan. 8, 2023 defendants that could also benefit the ex‑president, who remains in preventive home detention.