Milei allegedly said of Argentina’s provincial governors that he would “sink them all” if they failed to back his omnibus bill

The president voted in favor of raising the income tax cutoff last September while he was a deputy

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

The ex US president said Milei would ‘make Argentina great again,’ echoing his own campaign slogan

Attempts to modify so many laws must be debated in Congress, not passed via decree, politicians and constitutional lawyers argue

Outraged neighbors flocked to street corners and squares, banging pots and pans and chanting against the government

The measures, implemented via decree, attack the role of the state and mark a radical shift towards free markets

Universal jurisdiction laws could see the former leader in court for the extrajudicial executions of over 6,400 people during the country’s 53-year armed conflict

Firefighters and paramedics are working to rescue people trapped on the upper floors and over 30 ambulances have been sent to the scene

Minutes before midday, the libertarian economist was sworn in as president, ushering in a radical shift to the right for the nation