Juan Pablo Valdés stopped short of committing Corrientes to support the Central Bank charter reform announced by Javier Milei. The governor said change was necessary but that the province must study the bill article by article before taking a position. His condition is specific: determine whether the new system benefits Corrientes residents and what effects it creates beyond the national administration.
Valdés said the proposal seeks to strengthen the peso and end monetary mechanisms that, in his view, harmed the country. Yet he did not turn that broad agreement into automatic support. He promised consultations and a review of the wording, relevant because Milei's initiative restricts BCRA functions and requires provinces to assess the institutional and financial consequences of each change.
The position places him between accepting the diagnosis and reserving judgment on the instrument. Corrientes does not reject the reform but will not align before seeing its final language and operation. The next political step comes when the bill enters Congress and provincial representatives decide whether to support it, seek amendments or withhold their votes.
Valdés also confirmed that he will attend the meeting convened in Chaco to coordinate preventive measures for El Niño. The national government called it in response to conditions in Santa Fe and Chaco, but Corrientes will bring its own perspective. The governor plans to raise water-management needs and preparation for possible flooding.
The province will cite national authorisation for a water project in Palmira intended to improve drainage and reduce flooding in San Luis del Palmar. Valdés asked for national support during emergencies without political pettiness. He also stressed provincial organisation and the need for jurisdictions to work together.
Both issues follow the same federal negotiating criterion. Corrientes will study before supporting monetary reform; on climate prevention, it will attend the national meeting with territorial demands. Congress will show its stance on the charter, while the Chaco gathering must turn announced coordination into water-management and flood-response measures.
