Tag: Javier Milei

Wednesday, November 11th 2026 - 19:49 UTC
Milei in tears as he bids farewell to Leo XIV at Ezeiza, closing the Pope’s Argentina visit

President Javier Milei was moved to tears during Pope Leo XIV’s farewell at Ezeiza airport, at the end of a four-day visit, the first by a pontiff to Argentina in 39 years. The Pope left for Peru, the second leg of his South American tour, after celebrating his last Mass at the Basilica of Luján.
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Monday, November 9th 2026 - 03:00 UTC
Leo XIV, before Milei: “The economy must serve the person”

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday, the first papal visit to Argentina in 39 years, and in his first address to the authorities, with President Javier Milei at his side, said that “the economy must be at the service of the person, and not the person at the service of the economy”, urged those in authority to “recognise the limits of power” and called for “special attention” to the sick and people with disabilities.
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Friday, November 6th 2026 - 01:56 UTC
Peña says he will face his impeachment trial as Argentina denies he has entered the country

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced on Thursday night that he will appear before the Senate to defend himself in the impeachment trial against him, after Congress failed for lack of a quorum to consider the resignation he had tendered hours earlier, leaving him formally in office. Argentina’s government, meanwhile, denied any record of Peña entering Argentina, following reports that he might have left Paraguay.
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Thursday, November 5th 2026 - 06:49 UTC
Milei skips the opening of the Ibero-American Summit and meets Abascal in Madrid

Argentine President Javier Milei did not attend the opening of the 30th Ibero-American Summit in Madrid on Wednesday or the dinner hosted by the King and Queen of Spain for the delegations, and that evening met Santiago Abascal, leader of the Vox party, in the middle of the campaign for Spain’s November 29 general election.
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Tuesday, November 3rd 2026 - 09:29 UTC
The Pope arrives in an Argentina where bishops are among Milei’s firmest critics

Pope Leo XIV will arrive in Buenos Aires on Sunday on a visit that Javier Milei’s government presents as strictly pastoral, but which takes place amid tension with Argentina’s Catholic hierarchy, one of the most critical voices against the president’s austerity policies. The pontiff will begin a tour in Uruguay on Friday that will continue in Argentina from November 8 to 11 and end in Peru.
Friday, October 30th 2026 - 18:21 UTC
Specialised prosecutors appeal Milei’s dismissal in the $LIBRA case and seek to reopen it

Argentina’s Office of Administrative Investigations, a specialised prosecution service for crimes committed by public officials, has appealed the dismissal of charges against President Javier Milei, his sister and presidential chief of staff Karina Milei, and nine other defendants in the case over the $LIBRA cryptocurrency, and asked for the investigation to be reopened, arguing that key evidence is still missing.
Thursday, October 29th 2026 - 16:26 UTC
The IMF urges Argentina to “stay the course” despite doubts over growth and country risk

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday urged Argentina’s government to stick with its economic programme as the best way to reduce country risk, and set out four measures to turn the gains of stabilisation into growth and jobs, at a time when the press is warning of a possible technical recession.
Thursday, October 29th 2026 - 01:30 UTC
Bolsonaro’s exit via Argentina further strains relations between Milei and Lula

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s transit through Argentina, after he left Brazil despite a court ban and flew to Miami from Puerto Iguazú following his election defeat, has opened a new front in the strained relationship between the governments of Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, while the Casa Rosada maintains its refusal to congratulate the Brazilian president on his re-election.
Thursday, October 29th 2026 - 01:17 UTC
“True president”, then “leader”: Bolsonaro’s letter from the United States

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who arrived in Miami on Wednesday after leaving Brazil despite a court ban, released a letter in which he presented himself as “the true president-elect of Brazil”, alleged “electoral fraud” without evidence and thanked Argentine President Javier Milei for his “courage”. About 30 minutes later the text was changed and Bolsonaro described himself instead as Brazil’s “leader”.
Wednesday, October 28th 2026 - 03:20 UTC
Argentina: opposition asks Milei to clarify whether Bolsonaro left Brazil through the country

Argentine opposition lawmakers on Tuesday demanded that Javier Milei’s government report whether Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who left Brazil despite a court ban and travelled to the United States after his election defeat, crossed through Argentine territory. The National Migration Directorate said it has no record of the senator entering the country.