Overview

• Castilla y León’s president Alfonso Fernández Mañueco defended his wildfire response in a heated regional parliament session, citing recent investments and offering broad dialogue as opposition parties demanded investigations and alleged mismanagement.
• Mañueco acknowledged that “things could have been done better” but denied political motives, as provisional tallies put the August fires near 140,000–141,000 hectares burned with at least three official deaths, protests outside the chamber, and two firefighters’ supporters expelled from the visitors’ gallery.
• In Mexico, tensions rose after a physical confrontation between Senate president Gerardo Fernández Noroña and PRI leader Alejandro Moreno that injured a cameraman and triggered complaints, even as the chamber readies the swearing‑in of 881 elected judges and magistrates at the old Xicoténcatl site.
• Morena leaders moved to steady Senate leadership by putting forward Laura Itzel Castillo to preside, while an extraordinary session was called to address the altercation and some opposition lawmakers signaled they would not attend.
• In Argentina, security incidents at Milei‑aligned caravans—most recently in Corrientes with at least two arrests—have prompted accusations across parties, internal campaign adjustments, canceled stops for Karina Milei in Olavarría and Azul, and government polling that attributes an image drop to leaked audios alleging kickbacks at ANDIS.