Overview

• A special August 6 session will seek to declare a pediatric health emergency, pass a university funding reform and formulate a unified strategy to counter President Milei’s looming vetoes.
• Governors of Córdoba, Santa Fe, Jujuy, Santa Cruz and Chubut launched the “Un grito federal” front to sway undecided deputies and defend provincial budget interests.
• Chief of Cabinet Guillermo Francos said the government expects to secure enough congressional support to uphold vetoes on pension increases, moratorium reinstatement and disability emergency measures.
• Security forces in Buenos Aires used pepper spray and rubber bullets against peacefully protesting pensioners, resulting in dozens of injuries and five detentions.
• Some opposition factions propose amending 2006’s Law 26.122 to limit executive decree powers after disputed DNUs dissolved agencies such as Vialidad and INTI.