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Montevideo, March 2nd 2026 - 13:36 UTC

Tag: Argentine Senate

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

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

    Senator Patricia Bullrich captured the government’s message with the line: “In Argentina of order, those who do it, pay for it,” presenting the reform as a response to public concern over insecurity

    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.

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

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

    In Argentina, the Senate ratified the treaty by 69 votes in favour and 3 against, after prior approval in the Chamber of Deputies.

    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

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

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

    The bill passed the chamber with 135 votes in favour and 115 against, with no abstentions, according to local reports

    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.

  • Thursday, February 12th 2026 - 12:50 UTC

    Argentina’s Senate approves Milei’s labour reform amid protests and clashes

    Clashes left at least 15 injured and about 30 detained. Authorities said four police officers were hurt after protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails, and police used tear gas and water cannons

    Argentina’s Senate gave initial approval to President Javier Milei’s labor reform bill after a marathon session that ran for more than 14 hours and unfolded amid street protests outside Congress. The draft cleared the upper chamber by 42 votes to 30 and will now move to the Lower House (Chamber of Deputies) for final consideration.

  • Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 05:16 UTC

    Argentina Senate set to vote labor reform after last-minute deal on key changes

    The revisions steered by Senate ruling bloc leader Patricia Bullrich are key to advancing the labor reform

    Argentina’s ruling coalition and centrist opposition blocs in the Senate reached a deal to vote on a labor reform bill on Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m., during an extraordinary session, according to the final draft circulated in the upper house and local reporting. The revisions steered by Senate ruling bloc leader Patricia Bullrich are key to advancing the labor reform and include dropping the corporate income tax cut—preserving revenues for provinces and the federal government—concessions to unions and business chambers on mandatory contributions, maintaining the allocation to union-run health funds, and moderating the original severance fund proposal.

  • Friday, September 5th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Argentine Senate overrides Milei's veto against Emergency Disability Law

    The Senate was presided over by Abdala because Villarruel is discharging executive duties, given Milei's trip

    Argentina's Senate voted Thursday by 63 to 7 to override President Javier Milei’s veto of the Disability Emergency Law, making it the first time in 22 years that Congress has successfully overturned a presidential thumbs down.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 08:35 UTC

    Argentine Senate gives thumbs down to Milei's Supreme Court nominees

    García-Mansilla must now decide whether to stay until Nov. 30 or pack up

    Argentina's Upper House Thursday gave its thumbs down to the two candidates President Javier Milei had nominated to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court (CSJN). While Manuel García-Mansilla has already been sworn in for the duration of the current Legislature as per a presidential decree, Ariel Lijo chose not to follow suit because he was not granted unpaid leave as the magistrate in charge of the Buenos Aires City Federal Court # 4.

  • Friday, February 21st 2025 - 09:38 UTC

    Argentine Senate okays no PASO elections and in absentia trials

    Both bills are now up to the Executive to be signed into law

    Argentina's Senate Thursday passed a bill suspending the Primary, Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory (PASO) elections for 2025 with 43 affirmative votes, 20 against, and six abstentions. The initiative simplifies the electoral process and leaves it up to each political force to appoint its candidates in the manner they see fit. In addition, the Upper House approved the Trial in Absentia bill, which among other things would allow the Iranians accused of the 1994 AMIA bombing to be tried. Thursday's session also highlighted internal parliamentary divisions among the various legislative blocs.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Argentina: Senator Kueider under arrest in Paraguay expelled from Parliament

    Kueider said that his expulsion violated basic “constitutional principles such as the constitutional right to legitimate defense”

    Argentina's Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to expel the Peronist Edgardo Kueider from Entre Ríos, who was arrested in Paraguay with US$ 200,000 of undeclared money in addition to pesos and guaranis. Giving Kueider the thumbs down were the opposition Unión por la Patria (Peronism), the Radical Civic Union (UCR), the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of President Javier Milei, and part of former President Mauricio Macri's Propuesta Republicana (PRO).

  • Friday, April 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Argentine Senate passes scandalous wage hike

    “I am not a Senator and can do nothing to stop it,” Vice President Villarruel argued

    Argentina's Senate Thursday agreed on a substantial wage increase for the Upper House which stirred controversies as the country grapples to make ends meet. The decision was reached after zero debate and Senators were also asked to raise their hands if they validated the motion. Many then insisted on social media that they were not among the ones approving the scandalous hike.

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