Overview

• José Luis Espert withdrew his Buenos Aires candidacy and resigned the Budget and Finance Committee chair but remains a deputy under investigation tied to a US$200,000 payment from Fred Machado.
• Opposition blocs are preparing moves to seek his departure by resignation or by expulsion for "moral unfitness," with figures such as Ricardo Alfonsín and Facundo Manes urging removal.
• Leaders plan to request procedural exceptions in Wednesday’s session to introduce or route expulsion initiatives to key committees if they cannot secure immediate consideration.
• The chamber is also set to debate a bill to restrict presidential emergency decrees, and government allies are working to shield Espert by encouraging a temporary leave rather than a vote to remove him.
• If Espert’s seat is vacated, press reports indicate Hugo Bontempo would take his place under the list order.