Overview

• President Javier Milei announced on August 9 he will send a bill to Congress to criminalize lawmakers who approve budget measures that generate a fiscal deficit.
• Constitutionalist Daniel Sabsay warned the measure demonstrates disregard for separation of powers and would signal the end of the republic.
• Andrés Gil Domínguez argued the draft law violates parliamentary immunity by turning legislative votes into criminal acts.
• Diego Armesto highlighted that current Law 24.156 already prohibits deficit financing and that Argentina’s two-year absence of an approved budget reflects enforcement shortcomings.
• Legal experts caution the proposal undermines constitutional checks and faces steep hurdles in a divided Congress.