Overview
- Vice President Victoria Villarruel said the Senate is entering the red in December despite what she called austere management.
- She highlighted what she described as unprecedented zeros in specific budget items, noting that the Chamber of Deputies has those lines recognized.
- Reports citing Noticias Argentinas said she identified large gaps in funds for “Bienes de uso” and “Bienes de consumo” compared with the chamber led by Martín Menem.
- The presidency sought to lower tensions and indicated it is preparing a reallocation of funds intended to normalize the Senate’s finances in the near term.
- Villarruel inaugurated the Mamá Antula oratory inside the Senate with senior Catholic figures present, a move covered as reinforcing her outreach to the Church and her growing distance from President Javier Milei.