Relatives, campaign groups and government officials say racism was a factor in the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 18-year-old who was beaten to death outside a nightclub in the resort town of Villa Gesell three years ago today. During the trial, which started on January 2, several …
Economy Minister Sergio Massa has lashed out at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), indicating in two interviews over the weekend that the country had made a series of difficult political decisions and was seeing little goodwill in return. “Argentina complied with its program, but the Monetary Fund is …
An agreement between the Economy Ministry and transport union Camioneros sparked controversy after the Union took part in the auditing of Fair Prices, the government’s commercial agreement underpinning current price caps. Last November, the “Precios Justos” (Fair Prices) program froze the value of 1,907 products and set a …
Deputy and former Buenos Aires provincial governor, María Eugenia Vidal, told press over the weekend that she wants to be president. However, deputy Cristiano Ritondo said the only candidate he’d be backing would be ex-president Mauricio Macri. The pair’s comments suggest a heated debate within the opposition coalition, …
Opposition deputy Luciano Laspina could be on the hook for the sum of one piglet after apparently losing a bizarre bet on inflation to colleague, Carlos Heller. During a house session last June, Laspina said “We’ll have an inflation of more than 100%, I’m betting a piglet on …
The government confirmed yesterday that they will push for a wage hike barely above 60%, in line with the inflation rate stipulated in the budget, despite persistent doubts among trade unions about the economic team’s ability to slow down the rising prices in an election year. Labor Minister …
Yesterday evening, President Alberto Fernández formally announced that lawmakers would be called to special congressional sessions from January 23 to February 28 in order to debate 27 bills, including several politically charged issues such as the bid to impeach the Supreme Court. Four of the bills are about …
International rights nonprofit Human Rights Watch warned in the Argentina chapter of its annual report, published today, that the country was facing threats to judicial independence. However, it praised the country’s flagship abortion legislation at a time of reversals on reproductive rights in the US. The report’s authors …
On Monday, environmental activists presented an open letter in the Casa Rosada requesting the resignation of incoming presidential advisor Antonio Aracre over the environmental record of his former company, Syngenta. Aracre has not yet started his mandate, which will begin on February 1. The document has over 15,000 …
