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Montevideo, April 21st 2026 - 11:05 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Tuesday, March 10th 2026 - 15:43 UTC

    Milei: “I am the most Zionist president in the world”

    His remarks on Iran carry particular weight in Argentina because of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center

    Argentine President Javier Milei said in New York that he is “the most Zionist president in the world,” reaffirming his alignment with the United States and Israel during an appearance at Yeshiva University, one of the main stops on a U.S. trip that also included investor meetings as part of “Argentina Week.” The university said the event was part of a three-day visit focused on economic leadership and support for Washington and Israel in the war against Iran.

  • Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 22:40 UTC

    Trump launches anti-cartel coalition, says Cuba regime “in its final days”

    Held at Trump National Doral Miami, the gathering brought together the leaders of 12 right-wing Latin American leaders

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday opened the first Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida, bringing together a group of like-minded Latin American and Caribbean leaders to unveil a new regional security alliance focused on fighting drug cartels. In his remarks, he said Cuba was “very much at the end of the line,” claimed Havana wanted to negotiate with Washington, and said his administration had formally recognized the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela as diplomatic ties between the two countries were being restored.

  • Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 22:19 UTC

    Trump to gather 12 aligned Latin American leaders in Florida, with Mexico, Brazil and Colombia absent

    The summit follows a week in which senior Trump officials sharpened their rhetoric on Latin America

    U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Doral, Florida, on March 7 for the so-called Shield of the Americas Summit, a meeting the White House is framing as a forum on security, migration and hemispheric cooperation. The gathering comes amid a broader U.S. diplomatic and military push in the region and just weeks before Trump is expected to travel to China.

  • Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

    Who is Juan Bautista Mahiques, Argentina’s new Justice Minister

    Mahiques, a Buenos Aires Province native and a University of Buenos Aires law graduate, built a career spanning the judiciary and executive branch roles

    President Javier Milei appointed Juan Bautista Mahiques, until now the chief prosecutor of the City of Buenos Aires, as Argentina’s new justice minister, replacing Mariano Cúneo Libarona. The change was confirmed after Cúneo Libarona resigned, citing personal reasons.

  • Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 04:58 UTC

    Milei urges US “strategic alliance” as “state policy,” outlines sweeping reform push in Congress speech

    Milei also portrayed the US relationship as support that goes beyond economics. In the same speech, he said “the government of Donald Trump” had come “to help” Argentina

    Argentine President Javier Milei opened Congress’ 144th regular legislative session with an address focused on foreign policy, security and a broad reform agenda. He called for a “lasting strategic alliance” with the United States and said “it is time to turn this into a state policy,” while laying out a plan to send reforms to lawmakers in staggered packages.

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

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

    CB Consultora said fieldwork ran from February 10 to 15 across 18 countries, surveying 22,487 people in total

    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

    In 2024, President Javier Milei told business leaders that those who “escape the claws of the State” are “heroes,” criticizing what he called “stupid taxes.”

    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.

  • 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 19th 2026 - 11:59 UTC

    CGT general strike disrupts transport in Argentina as lower house debates Milei labor reform

    The strike followed a majority committee report advancing the bill and came ahead of a session the government expects to open with quorum

    Argentina began a 24-hour general strike on Thursday called by the country’s main labor federation, the CGT, to protest President Javier Milei’s labor reform bill, as the Chamber of Deputies was set to start debating the legislation from 2:00 p.m. local time. The stoppage immediately hit urban and long-distance mobility and forced airlines and operators to reschedule services.

  • Monday, February 16th 2026 - 17:11 UTC

    Argentina’s CGT calls 24-hour general strike on the day lower house debates Milei’s labor reform

    The CGT decided the walkout in an online meeting of its executive council and ruled out a street mobilization to Congress

    Argentina’s main labor umbrella, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), confirmed on Monday it will stage a 24-hour nationwide strike on the day the Chamber of Deputies debates President Javier Milei’s labor reform, hardening its stance as the bill enters the final stage of the legislative process after clearing the Senate.