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Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires City Legislature grants six public sites to clubs, foundations and the Church for twenty years

The package received final approval and now only awaits publication. Boca Juniors, Sportivo Barracas, two foundations, the Archbishopric and a recreation centre obtained precarious, free-use permits, several lasting twenty years. The vote combined Peronist, governing-party and Radical proposals while leaving unresolved urban questions.

Catamarca

Catamarca chamber opens dispute over municipal charges included in electricity bills

Juan Carlos Ledesma answered Francisco Monti by arguing that a national resolution cannot displace provincial and municipal powers over electricity service. He defended the 6 per cent charge collected through the bill, linked final costs to the withdrawal of national subsidies and proposed continuing the debate at the next sitting.

La Rioja

Libres del Sur prepares limits on abusive debt collection in La Rioja

Lucas de la Fuente said the organisation is developing proposals with legal advice to protect indebted people from late-night calls, repeated messages and contacts with relatives or employers. The initiative is still being drafted and seeks to regulate abusive practices without blocking legitimate collection or denying existing obligations.

Río Negro

Two VMOS contractors face review over later links to the Sea Lion project in Malvinas

Fugro and Bluewater worked on the Vaca Muerta Oil Sur export system in Río Negro and later appeared among companies under review for Sea Lion-related activity. The government must still decide whether sanctions apply, how contract chronology should be assessed and what the consequences would be for specialised suppliers.

Misiones

Musimundo closed its Eldorado branch and laid off six workers

The employees had up to 25 years of service and say they did not receive the first of twelve agreed severance installments. Posadas branches are undergoing an internal reorganization, but no additional layoffs have been confirmed.

Misiones

Passalacqua backs the Argentina Federal caucus as a bargaining tool

The new caucus brings together nine deputies from Misiones, Salta, San Luis and Formosa and will be chaired by Oscar Herrera Ahuad. Its members plan to coordinate positions and negotiate resources and public works without adopting systematic opposition to the national government.

Chaco

Chaco seeks US$90 million from Fonplata for projects in Resistencia and Sáenz Peña

The nationally backed program would finance a new northern access to Greater Resistencia and expanded sewer infrastructure in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña. The operation remains under review, with no loan terms, timetable or construction awards announced.

Neuquén

Figueroa takes Vaca Muerta to Washington and Houston to seek investment and road funding

The Neuquén governor will meet officials, multilateral institutions and energy companies. In Houston he plans to sign a road-funding agreement with operators covering Provincial Routes 8, 6, 51 and 7, but disbursements and private investment must be verified later.

Santa Fe

Pullaro defends his security policy and says Rosario homicides fell by more than 75%

The governor led the provincial police's 162nd anniversary ceremony in Venado Tuerto. He attributed the reduction in violence to government coordination and the security plan; the figures cited come from the provincial administration's own assessment.

San Juan

Orrego will travel to Buenos Aires while Villarruel makes his second visit of the year to San Juan

The governor explained that he had management commitments scheduled before learning of the vice president's arrival. He will meet with Diego Santilli regarding Vialidad Nacional and pending agreements, without announcing any closed deals or electoral definitions

Mendoza

Opposition questions Mendoza's ARS 325.000 million countercyclical fund

The provincial government reserved the revenue-sharing advance received from the Nation for fiscal and climate contingencies. PJ, Fuerza Patria and La Unión Mendocina challenged the origin, available balance and priorities, but have not changed its official allocation.

La Rioja

Chilcal halted production and brought forward vacations for 120 workers

The La Rioja textile company is awaiting an expanded uniform tender to restart for about two months. This is not a permanent closure, but it exposes a weakened industrial structure and a year-on-year loss of 2,600 formal private-sector jobs.

National

The Central Region brought demands on roads, energy and cold-zone subsidies to Casa Rosada

Martín Llaryora, Maximiliano Pullaro and Rogelio Frigerio met with Diego Santilli to coordinate a common agenda. The meeting addressed road infrastructure, electricity costs for large industrial users, and the tariff regime still discussed in Senate.

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

The City set a floor to allocate profits from Banco Ciudad to mortgages

The Legislature modified the Organic Charter of the entity and established that at least 25% of the distributable surplus be applied to mortgage loans. The rest may finance infrastructure, while the City retains the power to prioritize the capitalization of the bank.

Formosa

Works and procedures sparked a strong clash in the Formosa Council

The session dealt with exemptions, neighborhood claims, and fiscal transparency projects. The dispute over the delayed square in the Lisbel Rivira neighborhood ended with the withdrawal of Mattía Cánepa Nemen and a subsequent confrontation with Darío Di Martino.

La Rioja

La Rioja implemented a regime against abuses in consumer credit

The Law 10.901 regulates non-financial providers, sets a maximum benchmark for rates, and creates a mandatory registry. For 180 days it suspends certain foreclosure and enforcement measures and requires an administrative conciliation.