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Montevideo, October 27th 2025 - 01:01 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 19:28 UTC

    Argentina declares Cártel de los Soles a terrorist organization

    Milei's Government sought to join forces with regional and multilateral partners against crime

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei on Tuesday designated the Cártel de los Soles (Cartel of the Suns) as a terrorist organization and added it to the Public Registry of Persons and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and their Financing (RePET).

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei's positive image drops as Andis scandal deepens

    The opposition is “upset because we're stealing their loot,” Milei said during a campaign event, which was interpreted as a Freudian slip

    Argentine President Javier Milei's positive image went on a slide on Monday after new audio recordings featuring former National Disability Agency (Andis) Chief Diego Spagnuolo were released, mentioning Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello and ex Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, allegedly involved in corruption.

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentine gov't downplays disability aid scandal

    Karina Milei insisted the fight was against Kirchnerism

    Argentine authorities downplayed the recent scandal triggered by corruption allegations surrounding disability aid money and insisted it was all a plot by the opposition just days shy of the mid-term federal elections in the province of Buenos Aires, the country's largest and most significant district.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:31 UTC

    Milei's govt hit by string of setbacks

    Milei foresees massive electoral fraud next month in the province of Buenos Aires

    Argentine President Javier Milei has been suffering a series of setbacks this week after the Lower House overturned his veto of the Disability Emergency Law, followed by a slumping trade surplus projection and a sharp drop in wholesale transactions amid mounting corruption scandals.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 21:05 UTC

    Milei and his sister splashed by disability aid scandal

    Casa Rosada's move to portray Milei as alien to these operations does not seem to hold

    Javier Milei sacked National Disability Agency (Andis) Chief Diego Spagnuolo after recordings of the official revealing a kickback mechanism leading up to Presidential Secretary and sister Karina Milei were leaked. According to Spokesman Manuel Adorni, the dismissal was a “preventive measure” amid the ongoing scandal and its political repercussions leading up to the mid-term elections.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Brazil exports benefit from Argentina’s economic rebound

    Trade is booming, 50% higher in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, and despite the fact that presidents Jaiver Milei and Lula da Silva do not have a friendly relation

    The economic rebound of Argentina, under liberal president Javier Milei, has had a significant impact for Brazil, with auto and industrial machinery exports having increased more than 50% so far this year compared to similar period in 2024, points out O Globo news.

  • Wednesday, August 20th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

    Argentine pilots want to launch nationwide strike

    Pilots are against President Javier Milei's decree changing their work conditions

    Argentina's Airline Pilots Association (APLA) has called for a nationwide strike to protest President Javier Milei's decree 378/2025, which alters working conditions for flight crews.

  • Friday, August 15th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    Argentine prosecutor charges President Javier Milei over threats and defamation against journalist

    Mengolini’s lawyer, Juan Grabois, said the investigation involves the alleged use of public funds “to finance a para-state psychological terrorism network”

    Argentine President Javier Milei has been formally charged in a case investigating the dissemination of a fake pornographic video generated with artificial intelligence depicting journalist Julia Mengolini, along with threats and harassment against her on social media.

  • Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

    Milei defends his vetoing Congress' “noble causes”

    “If you want to go back, you will have to carry me out feet first,” Milei underlined

    Argentine President Javier Milei explained in his broadcast message Friday evening that he vetoed laws recently passed by Congress to raise pensions and disability allowances because they would have increased spending, leading to either printing money or increasing taxes to avoid destroying the fiscal surplus.

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 21:24 UTC

    Milei to address the nation as Congress stands up to his chainsaw policies

    Milei is expected to explain his future steps amid strong Congressional opposition leading up to the midterm elections

    President Javier Milei is to address the Argentine people on national TV at 9 pm Friday to discuss a number of recent government actions and his administration's tense relationship with Congress, Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced.