Overview
- The Senate approved the 2026 national budget with decisive backing from northern governors Gustavo Sáenz, Osvaldo Jaldo and Raúl Jalil, enabling the Milei administration to start the year with an approved plan.
- Post‑vote in Tucumán, federal allocations remained unchanged and Jaldo received thank‑you calls from Interior Minister Diego Santilli and Senate LLA leader Patricia Bullrich, reflecting ongoing coordination.
- Vice President Victoria Villarruel exchanged public rebukes with presidential biographer Nicolás Márquez on X, exposing persistent friction inside the libertarian coalition.
- Courts continued to apply ‘dolo eventual’ in serious cases, with Bahía Blanca tribunals handing down tough sentences in lethal traffic incidents, including a 14‑year term in October.
- Holiday‑period violence drew active investigations: a drunk driver killed a pedestrian on Ruta Provincial 333, a crash on National Route 188 left two women dead, a Guaymallén motorist who ran down a 19‑year‑old was detained after the victim lost both legs, and Peruvian police probed a grenade attack on a Lince hotel.