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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires takes its 2.3 trillion-peso pension claim to the Supreme Court

The province ended the conciliation process with the national government after no payment offer was presented and asked the Supreme Court to move forward with interim relief over pension-fund transfers.

Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands

World Bank reopens the debate over Tierra del Fuego's industrial cost

A World Bank report questioned Tierra del Fuego's promotional regime over its fiscal cost, limited productive gains and lack of a clear transition for the industrial scheme.

Jujuy

Jujuy tests its lithium model as royalties, jobs and environmental controls move to the center

Officials, lawmakers and business leaders discussed how to distribute mining royalties, expand local employment and maintain environmental controls over lithium projects.

Formosa

UCR presses the Supreme Court over Insfrán's reelection bid in Formosa

Leonel Chiarella took the Radical Party's demand to Formosa, urging the Supreme Court to decide whether the provincial reform can allow another Gildo Insfrán candidacy in 2027.

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

UCR calls for speeding up the federal accusatory system in Buenos Aires City

A draft resolution filed in the Chamber of Deputies and signed by the six national lawmakers from the UCR demands that the government speed up implementation of the accusatory system in Buenos Aires City. The bloc warns that further delays affect access to justice and weaken constitutional guarantees.

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires teachers accept Kicillof's offer and another strike is defused

Teachers' and state workers' unions accepted a 7% increase over June wages, paid in two stages: 5% in July and 2% in August. The province added commitments on school violence, permanent appointments and reopening talks in September.

National

ARA San Juan: one Navy officer convicted and three others acquitted

The Federal Oral Court of Río Gallegos sentenced Claudio Javier Villamide to three years of suspended imprisonment over the tragedy that killed 44 crew members in 2017. Luis López Mazzeo, Héctor Alonso and Hugo Correa were acquitted.

Santa Fe

Santa Fe closes the half-year with 73 homicides, down 67% from 2023

The provincial government said the first half of 2026 recorded the lowest homicide figure in 25 years. The decline reached 70% in Rosario and 57% in La Capital department.