Overview

• The summit is set for Friday at the Exposición Rural in Río Cuarto with Córdoba governor Martín Llaryora hosting and a joint press conference planned after morning meetings.
• Reports list several attendees including Maximiliano Pullaro of Santa Fe, Carlos Sadir of Jujuy and Gustavo Valdés of Corrientes, with conflicting accounts over Ignacio Torres of Chubut and Claudio Vidal of Santa Cruz.
• Leaders plan to emphasize federalism, production and employment while backing protections for university and Garrahan budgets and supporting governors’ claims for ATN transfers.
• The national government launched a new “mesa federal” this week led by Interior Minister Lisandro Catalán with Guillermo Francos and Luis Caputo, a move framed as reopening dialogue with provinces after a setback in Buenos Aires.
• Juan Schiaretti intensified campaign coordination, meeting in Buenos Aires with Florencio Randazzo, Margarita Stolbizer, Emilio Monzó and Miguel Ángel Pichetto to strengthen the Provincias Unidas brand and strategy.