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Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Rising arrears now coexist with constant calls, threats, false documents and contacts directed at relatives or employers. Central Bank data show that people with unpaid debts reached 26.6% in July, while a Buenos Aires City bill proposes time limits, sanctions and specific collection rules.
National
Martín Menem is seeking an agreement with the UCR, PRO and other blocs as an alternative to extending the emergency. Talks now focus on pensions, compatibility with registered employment, socioeconomic assessments and benefit indexation before the joint Disability and Budget committee meeting.
National
INDEC estimated 3.4% unemployment in the Jujuy-Palpalá area, but also counted 30,000 employed people seeking another job and 11,000 underemployed workers. Social organizations argue that the headline rate does not capture precarious jobs, lower income and lack of coverage across broad sectors.
Chaco
A report released by the Chaco senator combined ADIMRA figures on metalworking, installed capacity, jobs and informality to challenge the performance of the real economy. Activity fell 6.1% year on year in August and operated at 39.6% capacity as the debate moves toward the 2027 budget.
Santiago del Estero
Governor Elías Suárez inaugurated the Frías Judicial Center with provincial and judicial authorities. The complex will bring together offices that previously operated separately and seeks to improve workflows, staff conditions and access for residents, lawyers and communities across the surrounding area.
Neuquén
National University of Comahue authorities met Julieta Corroza and Karina Maureira to seek support for the 11 trillion pesos requested by the National Interuniversity Council. The government bill allocates 7.3 trillion, and the university plans to extend its campaign to lawmakers from Neuquén and Río Negro.
Santa Fe
Eight provincial lawmakers filed a declaration against the national bill and called for changes to pension funding, investment, transport and social policies. Their document calculates a 33.5% real decline in projects for Santa Fe and questions transfers of responsibility without additional resources.
Mendoza
Governor Alfredo Cornejo will join the presidential delegation for Argentina Week from September 30 to October 2, accompanied by Minister Jimena Latorre. The province will promote hydroelectric, thermal, solar, wind, oil, gas and mining opportunities to potential investors.
Buenos Aires
The PRO mayor confirmed he will seek a second term in 2027, but will delay a formal launch while the provincial alliance with La Libertad Avanza is negotiated. Tensions in the City Council and the 2025 electoral setback shape his strategy.
National
The October 20 election will renew four seats for four-year terms. La Libertad Avanza will field its first slate, while Peronist and Radical sectors arrive divided among groups combining party support, professional bar associations and figures from the judicial system.
National
The former cabinet chief's defense answered twenty points raised by prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita in an alleged illicit-enrichment case. It attributed more than US$500,000 in cash to earlier bitcoin transactions and addressed accounting differences, a house purchase and subsequent renovations.
La Pampa
Deputy Adrián Ravier will lead the provincial Executive Council, while Rural Society figure Federico Cobreros will chair the party congress. The distribution of posts excluded internal sectors linked to Luciano Ortiz, Juan Pablo Patterer and Martín Matzkin.
Buenos Aires
The San Martín University Center will hold a working group with municipal officials and local representatives to address challenges related to pre-release and post-incarceration.
Jujuy
Finance Minister Federico Cardozo faces demands from teachers, retired police officers and other public employees while the province advances the Route 9 urban corridor, budgeted at more than 125 billion pesos. The debate pits fiscal balance, income recovery and visible investment against each other before an election year.
National
Two motions received 133 votes, above the 129 needed for quorum but short of the threshold required to set aside the rules. Opposition blocs want to debate the disability emergency and household debt, although they must still secure actual attendance.
Buenos Aires
The former footballer, once considered a possible mayoral candidate for 2027, left La Libertad Avanza after months of conflict with Mayor Marcelo Matzkin. Provincial negotiations with the PRO imposed a decisive rule: libertarians would not challenge municipalities governed by their yellow-party allies.
