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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.
Santa Cruz
Pedro Muñoz defended primaries and one ballot per category, while other projects propose a complete ballot. He also asked to review replacements for parity because 80% of the lists are headed by men and demanded that all parties participate in the debate.
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands
The Ministry of Labor intervened after the company barred 300 people from entering, including 28 union delegates. The order temporarily suspends the dismissals and opens a hearing, but the claims made by Mirgor and UOM still have to be formally documented and assessed.
Neuquén
The municipal administration defended disciplinary proceedings over prolonged absences and said it would not reinstate the employees. SOEMC argues that two dismissed workers were union delegates with statutory protection. With conciliation exhausted, the dispute may move to industrial action and judicial review.
Río Negro
The legislator was reelected party president during an event in General Roca. The new leadership will prioritize technical teams, territorial deployment, and a provincial alternative, with support sent by Mauricio Macri and national figures from the platform.
Chaco
The work will be carried out from August 13 to 15 at the Estación de Bombeo 7 of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña. The company will temporarily stop pumping, although it clarified that home availability will depend on the reserves of each locality.
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
The Buenos Aires City legislator questioned closures for putting out waste before 7 p.m. and called for a solution adapted to the hours of the textile district. He also promoted a scheme for buses from the interior to return without disrupting traffic.
Buenos Aires
Sandra D'Agostino defended the Buenos Aires data center and criticized the Nation for concentrating public information in private services. The official warned about technological dependency, legal jurisdiction, and control of sensitive data, and linked that discussion to the development of sovereign artificial intelligence.
Formosa
Gildo Insfrán announced a new adjustment and Adrián Muracciole stated that the province will be above inflation for the second consecutive year. The economist attributed the effort to its own resources, in a scenario of lower federal revenue sharing and national pension debt.
La Rioja
Teresita Madera attended sessions on negotiation, sales, and management organized with the Commercial and Industrial Center and CAME. The proposal reached the capital and Chilecito with the aim of allowing small businesses to review strategies in the face of new consumption habits and digital competition.
National
The honorary president of CAME stated that the document Magnifica Humanitas and the homily by the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge García Cuerva, constitute a manual to recover national unity, promote economic development, progress and put the person back at the center of public policies.
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.
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands
The teachers' union took a project to the Legislature to relieve indebted public workers. The initiative proposes that the State or the Bank of Tierra del Fuego absorb obligations and postpone collection; legislators had requested to receive the proposal in writing to analyze alternatives.
San Juan
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
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.
National
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.
