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Misiones
Seven deputies aligned with Gustavo Sáenz and Hugo Passalacqua will replace Innovación Federal with a caucus led by Oscar Herrera Ahuad. The group said it will not automatically support the national government and will prioritize a federal and regional agenda.
Corrientes
The presence of four opposition councilors restored a quorum, allowed authorities to be appointed and led to approval of a municipal economic emergency. Since December 2025, the body had operated only in minority sessions amid political and judicial disputes.
Buenos Aires
The deputy questioned that users pay the fuel tax and also face new fees on deteriorated routes. She announced that she will seek to extend a collective injunction to demand national investments in Misiones and other provinces of the corridor.
Corrientes
Before the governors' summit in Posadas, the Corrientes leader highlighted cooperation with Hugo Passalacqua on tariffs, infrastructure, and regional corridors. He also stated that potential mining investors gave a favorable evaluation, although procedures still remain, and he did not report companies, areas, minerals, or schedule.
Río Negro
The demonstration outside Intecnus challenged the layoffs and restructuring at the Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Eight people were reinstated, but political and scientific representatives warn about 20 Bariloche families, nearly 300 contract workers and the continuity of 379 CONICET postdoctoral researchers.
Jujuy
Pedro Pascuttini presented before Senate committees the loss of competitiveness of the sector due to taxes, energy, fuels, and freight. The Tobacco Chamber requested regulatory tools to sustain production and exports and reminded that the activity is the second largest employer in the province.
National
The President plans to personally lead the presentation of the project, as he did in 2024. In 2025 he opted for a recorded message. The visit will require a special security operation and will open a new stage of parliamentary debate, without guaranteeing the approval of the initiative.
Misiones
The Mbya Guaraní community and the registered owner of Lote 78 presented their positions without reaching an agreement. The minutes preserved the judicial actions and the rights invoked by both parties; another meeting may be convened or the procedure may continue before the Justice system.
Santa Cruz
Three councilors approved incorporating into the Land Bank a public lot of 800 square meters occupied by the Secretary of Public Works. The opposition alleged irregularities and a conflict of interest; two council members voted against it, and the ordinance must complete the validity procedure.
National
The proposal redefines the preservation of the currency's value as its central mission, prohibits financing the Treasury, and changes rules for removal, reserves, and profits. LLA and allied blocs signed the report with two technical adjustments and aim to debate it on August 26.
Misiones
Yerba mate recorded 27 consecutive months of unfavorable indicators and paid producers 260.000 pesos per ton, 13% less in real terms. Cassava faced rising imports, while tobacco and forestry remained in the yellow because their prices grew more slowly than inflation.
San Juan
The contribution of US$250 million for infrastructure adds financing to the management of Marcelo Orrego and reaches the Legislature with bloque support. LLA has not yet set a local position, and the Peronists seek to review the agreement without appearing opposed to mining investment.
National
Alejandra Mantecón Fumadó, former director of INAME, replied 33 times that she did not remember during her questioning. Judge Ernesto Kreplak and prosecutor María Roteta reviewed alerts, inspections, delayed withdrawals, lack of staff, and the chain of decisions preceding 90 deaths under investigation.
Entre Ríos
Romina Almeida and Joaquín Benegas Lynch supported the government, while Adán Bahl voted against it. The bill obtained 37 votes in favor and 33 against after more than sixteen amendments and four failed attempts to reach the chamber; it now moves to the Chamber of Deputies.
Misiones
Of 39,006 applications, 19,928 were awarded, 9,317 are still under review, and 8,117 were rejected. The new call will begin on August 10 for the mandatory level and on the 18th for the higher level, with municipal and school assistance in case of platform failures.
Buenos Aires
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.
