While his own officials show themselves in public with rifles and pistols, the far-right president has reduced the minimum age to bear arms from 21 to 18, bypassing parliament with an executive decision
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, which also included speeches by Steve Bannon and Lara Trump, the Argentine president celebrated Donald Trump’s election win, and the ‘new winds of freedom’
The government has also decided to intervene in the national mint for 180 days, citing serious infrastructure deficiencies, obsolete machinery, and a debt of nearly $400 million
Ten months after taking office in Argentina, the far-right president has reduced the federal budget by 30% as part of his battle against deficits. The cuts have affected the entire administration of the state, with particular impacts on education, infrastructure and social development. Priority has been given to the Ministries of Defense and Security
The Argentine president’s spokesman excluded the soccer idol in a list of outstanding ‘lefties’ from sports and the arts, drawing criticism from relatives and former footballers, among others
Argentina’s new Artificial Intelligence Unit Applied to Security will be tasked with surveillance in the real and virtual worlds. Experts warn about privacy violations
While the government acknowledges that gold reserves have been sent outside the country, there’s no official information available regarding the purpose of the operation. The gold is now exposed to the risk of being seized, due to long-standing claims against Argentina made by foreign creditors
Some lawmakers have requested details about the president’s visits to the US, Switzerland, Israel, Italy and Spain, which they say were more private than public in nature as he did not meet with government officials
The Javier Milei administration accuses social leaders of coercion in their management of state-funded assistance for the needy. The organizations demand that food delivery be reactivated for soup kitchens