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Universities Across Argentina Sue to Enforce Funding Law Halted by Milei Decree

The filings test executive control of spending against a congressional mandate.

Overview

  • The national council of public universities (CIN) voted unanimously to launch judicial actions demanding immediate enforcement of Law 27.795 on university financing and salary recomposition.
  • The University of Buenos Aires’ Superior Council instructed Rector Ricardo Gelpi to file suit, citing constitutional harm and declaring salary and budget emergencies across the institution.
  • Other institutions are moving in tandem, with the National University of the South confirming it will file its own case while sharing legal arguments with peers.
  • Multiple legal tracks are advancing, including amparos expected in days, a collective constitutional action led by lawyer Andrés Gil Domínguez, and a criminal complaint by FEDUBA against President Javier Milei and Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos.
  • The executive promulgated the law but suspended its application citing absent budget allocations, as universities also press Congress to anchor the 2026 national budget in the law’s funding framework.