Argentina

• Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 01:09 UTC

  Argentina lowers age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, Senate approves new juvenile regime

  

  Argentina’s Senate passed a law on Friday lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, a flagship “tough on crime” initiative backed by President Javier Milei. The bill cleared the upper house with 44 votes in favor, 27 against and one abstention, after it had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies the previous week.

• Friday, February 27th 2026 - 10:51 UTC

  European Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced the provisional application of the trade part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement, following parliamentary ratification in Argentina and Uruguay. The move activates trade commitments ahead of full conclusion of the treaty, which still requires the European Parliament’s consent.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 22:41 UTC

  Uruguay and Argentina ratify the EU-Mercosur deal, leaving entry into force to Brussels

  

  Uruguay and Argentina ratified on Thursday the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, becoming the first founding members of the South American bloc to complete parliamentary approval. Whether the treaty begins to apply now hinges on decisions inside the EU, as a separate legal review process continues following moves in the European Parliament.º

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 13:27 UTC

  Latin America’s best- and worst-rated presidents in new poll: Bukele the best, Delcy the worst

  

  El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele tops a February 2026 regional ranking of Latin American leaders’ public approval, according to a survey by Argentina-based CB Consultora Opinión Pública. Bukele posts 72.6% approval and 24.8% disapproval.

• Tuesday, February 24th 2026 - 12:09 UTC

  Argentina courts shelve hundreds of tax-evasion cases after “Fiscal Innocence” law takes effect

  

  Argentina’s federal courts have begun closing hundreds of tax-evasion in bulk following the rollout of the so-called Fiscal Innocence framework, a reform that sharply raised the monetary thresholds required for tax evasion to qualify as a criminal offense and that is being applied retroactively under the “more benign criminal law” principle.

• Monday, February 23rd 2026 - 13:26 UTC

  Plot to kill Argentine security minister and two federal justice officials in Punta del Este

  

  Argentine authorities are investigating an alleged plot to kill Entre Ríos’ Security and Justice Minister Néstor Roncaglia and two federal justice officials — Judge Leandro Ríos and prosecutor José Ignacio Candiotti — in attacks that case files described as planned for Punta del Este, using Uruguayan hitmen for about US$40,000.

• Monday, February 23rd 2026 - 04:48 UTC

  IMF flags risks of outdated inflation metrics in fast-changing economies

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging countries to modernize how they measure inflation and other key indicators, integrating point-of-sale and online data to reduce “blind spots” that, the institution argues, are widening as the economy becomes more digital and traditional surveys lose accuracy.

• Monday, February 23rd 2026 - 01:12 UTC

  Argentina reports theft at Labour Secretariat offices in central Buenos Aires

  

  Argentina’s government said on Sunday it had reported a theft of IT equipment and other items from offices linked to the Labour Secretariat in central Buenos Aires, launching both a federal court case and an internal probe.

• Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 01:40 UTC

  Package bomb injures four at Argentina gendarmerie school in Buenos Aires

  

  A package containing an explosive device detonated on Friday at Argentina’s National Gendarmerie Superior School in central Buenos Aires, injuring force personnel and triggering a security operation and a partial evacuation of the premises.

• Friday, February 20th 2026 - 04:02 UTC

  Argentina’s lower house backs Milei labour reform bill without article 44

  

  Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies approved President Javier Milei’s “labour modernisation” bill on Thursday, but with a last-minute change that removed article 44, one of the proposal’s most disputed provisions. Because the text was amended, it must return to the Senate for a final vote, a timetable the government wants completed ahead of the March 1 opening of the ordinary congressional session.