Overview
- The Interior Minister is scheduled to meet Governor Hugo Passalacqua at noon Tuesday in Misiones to seek backing from a bloc that controls four deputies and two senators for key votes in extraordinary sessions.
- Passalacqua is expected to raise provincial demands that include pension fund transfers, support for the yerba mate sector, inclusion in the Paraná–Paraguay waterway, Treasury assistance and fuel tax distribution.
- The outreach forms part of efforts to secure approval of the 2026 Budget and a slate of labor, tax and pension reforms the administration plans to advance in the next stage of its term.
- Santilli recently met Santiago del Estero’s Gerardo Zamora, who signaled willingness to support the budget while pressing for funding, underscoring the bargaining shaping these agreements.
- Further contacts this week include an exchange with Jujuy’s Carlos Sadir and potential meetings at the Casa Rosada, as the ministry also evaluates moves involving four Peronist governors who were not part of the Pacto de Mayo.