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Buenos Aires

Kicillof takes his message to San Cayetano after the pro-government setback in the Senate

The governor of Buenos Aires joined the pilgrimage of unions and social movements after the Senate approved the private property law without the changes regarding land and fire management. He questioned the repression and linked the march to family indebtedness and wages.

Buenos Aires

Kicillof took Buenos Aires province's opposition to Congress even after the land chapter was withdrawn

The governor joined the demonstration while the Senate debated the Private Property Inviolability Bill. He welcomed the withdrawal of changes to the Land Law but challenged the provisions on evictions and fire management.

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Plaza Armenia was removed from the parking-garage plan, but the exclusion still needs formal approval

Buenos Aires City officials told Palermo residents that no garage will be built under the square. The site still appears in the technical preselection order and is due to be removed when a 20-year concession for the other four locations is awarded.

National

Senate moved ahead with eviction and expropriation rules after dropping the land reform

The government kept the Private Property Inviolability Bill alive without the chapter raising foreign ownership of rural land. Debate focused on summary eviction proceedings, limits on expropriations, rural title regularisation and changes to the Fire Management Law.

Jujuy

Jujuy Peronist primary moved to court amid an excluded slate and endorsement allegations

Rubén Rivarola appealed the exclusion of his slate and accused Carolina Moisés's group of submitting altered signatures. The allegations remain to be investigated while the electoral judge reviews Resolution 8 and the primary stays scheduled for 30 August.

Mendoza

Peronist lawmakers seek to question Latorre over the separate Los Nihuiles concession

Peronist blocs in both chambers want the energy minister and heads of state companies to explain the 30-year process. They challenge the decision to separate Los Nihuiles from the Diamante system and seek details on assets, funds and provincial participation.

San Luis

San Luis universities joined the constitutional reform debate

Faculty and students from UNSL and the Catholic University of Cuyo took part in the seventh joint committee meeting. The project proposes term limits, a runoff, judicial changes, digital rights, constitutional protection of water and new federal rules.

Neuquén

Saloniti will answer allegations before the council decides whether to open impeachment proceedings

The mayor of San Martín de los Andes will speak at a special session on 3 September. He will answer allegations concerning sewage, the municipal debt to EPEN and the comptroller's office; only then will councillors decide whether proceedings should begin.

San Juan

Bloquista bloc backed the Vicuña fund but demanded oversight of every project

The bloc supported the US$250 million non-refundable advance agreed between San Juan and Vicuña Argentina. It conditioned its backing on transparency, legislative monitoring and tangible benefits for Iglesia in infrastructure, energy, health and employment.

Santa Fe

Fisfe answered Caputo with a demand for industrial policy and dialogue

Santa Fe's Industrial Federation rejected the minister's disparagement of those warning about the sector. It cited falling activity, lost competitiveness, higher costs and uncertainty, and called for a data-based debate on investment, jobs and regional economies.

Tucumán

Federal court barred Pagani and forced the UNT governing group to rebuild its ticket

By four votes to one, Tucumán's Federal Appeals Court ruled that the current rector cannot run for rector or vice-rector in 2026-2030. Mercedes Leal now heads the ticket, and José Hugo Saab's group has 48 hours to name a running mate.

National

A detainee in the fentanyl case pointed to Lugones and reopened pressure on Health

The investigation into contaminated fentanyl added a statement that increases pressure on the Health Ministry: a former official said decisions were consulted with Mario Lugones.

National

Argentine copper seeks global scale: Los Azules and the challenge of entering the world's top five

Michael Meding, head of McEwen Copper, said Argentina can help cover part of the global copper deficit if it turns major projects into production with added value and traceability.

Buenos Aires

Greater Buenos Aires targeted: controversy over violent remarks on a libertarian streaming channel

A broadcast of La Trinchera on the Carajo streaming channel drew condemnation after remarks that proposed fencing off Greater Buenos Aires, controlling its residents and using extreme violence against the region.

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Nine out of ten homes in working-class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires have some deficit

A survey of 56,667 households shows that 89% face housing, service, or ownership problems. Almost 10,000 families need another unit, 33,956 require improvements, and 25,050 live in adequate houses but without regularized property titles.

National

The Government withdraws the Land chapter to avoid a defeat in the Senate

La Libertad Avanza did not gather the votes to raise from 15% to 25% the limit of rural land in foreign hands. The ruling party will keep Thursday's session with the chapters on expropriations, evictions, fire management, and real estate registries.