Overview

• Mayor Pablo Javkin delivered to the City Council an ordinance declaring Rosario's immediate institutional, political, administrative, economic and financial autonomy.
• The draft sets out measures intended for rapid application if approved by the council and establishes a framework to guide the transition.
• It calls for a municipal constituent convention in 2027 to draft and adopt Rosario's first Carta Orgánica in line with the provincial electoral calendar.
• The move implements powers enabled by Santa Fe's newly enacted constitution, which authorizes municipalities over 10,000 residents to issue their own charters.
• Legal faculties from UNR and UCA and civic institutions supplied technical input, while analysts warn of challenges around financing, municipal capacity and coordination with the provincial government.