Overview

• The event is closed to the public at Sidersa’s facility outside San Nicolás, with no street walkabouts, and Milei is set to appear alongside Buenos Aires candidate Diego Santilli.
• Sidersa plans a high-tech blast furnace backed by the large-investment regime, with reports citing about $300 million in spending and estimates of over 300 direct jobs and roughly 4,000 indirect roles.
• Officials are using the visit to boost La Libertad Avanza’s slate ahead of the October 26 vote after turbulence linked to the Espert case.
• Local metalworkers and leftist groups prepared protests near the site, and authorities organized a security perimeter separating demonstrators from the venue.
• Milei’s schedule continues with campaign stops in Chaco and Corrientes on Saturday, followed by a planned White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.