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Amy Booth
Amy Booth is managing editor of the Buenos Aires Herald. Her work on politics, social affairs and human rights has appeared in the BBC, the Guardian, VICE, and many others. She came to Buenos Aires from Bolivia in 2018 for a masters in political and social theory at UBA. When she’s not writing, she’s probably reading or doing trapeze.
The former president and vice published the document today over concerns Milei is accelerating his dollarization plans, a source …
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Human rightsPoliticsSociety
Milei’s deputies present bill to overturn legalization of abortion
by Amy BoothThe bill would punish abortion with jail time — but has been panned as a distraction from the omnibus bill’s collapse
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International relationsPolitics
‘Argentina can’t continue with this crisis,’ says senior US official
by Amy BoothBrian A. Nichols, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, said any potential future agreement with the IMF would be ‘beneficial’ for Argentines
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PoliticsThe Rosca
Argentina’s lower house approves Milei’s omnibus bill after marathon debate
by Amy BoothLawmakers negotiated eleventh-hour modifications that cut down on privatizations and the scope of Milei’s legislative powers. The articles will now be voted on individually
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EconomicsPolitics
Government axes income tax plan, limits power delegation before bill vote
by Amy BoothThe about-turns form part of the Milei administration’s negotiations to secure support for the omnibus bill in Congress
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National PoliticsPoliticsThe Rosca
Infrastructure Minister Ferraro fired over alleged Milei comment leaks, press report
by Amy BoothMilei allegedly said of Argentina’s provincial governors that he would “sink them all” if they failed to back his omnibus bill
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EconomicsPolitics
U-turn as Milei government submits bill to lower income tax threshold
by Amy BoothThe president voted in favor of raising the income tax cutoff last September while he was a deputy
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The dire harvest meant soy crush volumes were so low that Brazil knocked the country off its customary spot as the world’s top soy oil and meal exporter
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The ex US president said Milei would ‘make Argentina great again,’ echoing his own campaign slogan
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EconomicsPoliticsSociety
Argentina’s Milei says ‘more is coming’ as critics question decree
by Amy BoothAttempts to modify so many laws must be debated in Congress, not passed via decree, politicians and constitutional lawyers argue
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PoliticsSociety
Spontaneous protests erupted after Milei’s unprecedented deregulation decree
by Amy BoothOutraged neighbors flocked to street corners and squares, banging pots and pans and chanting against the government