Javier Milei is relieved International Monetary Fund (IMF): $4.7 billion, some of which will be used to pay the organization. The joy of the far-right government could not be complete, because the House of Representatives postponed the vote on the Omnibus Bill, which the president needs like air, at best, until this Thursday. The thing about approving this regulation is the likelihood of achieving it. Special powers that Parliament may waive itself. The discussions were very tense and lasted approximately 12 hours. Outside the venue, security forces cracked down on protesters who refused to announce a project aimed at fundamentally changing the economic, social and cultural life of this country.
The other side of the coin of Milei’s ambitious Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU), the initiative seeks to minimize the role of the State, promotes unrestricted liberalization of all activities and supports the concentration of large groups. It is economical, increases penalties for those participating in social protests, makes environmental protection more flexible and creates the conditions for the disintegration of the education system. At the same time as the parliamentary debate, about 1,750 kilometers south of the city of Buenos Aires, about 200 firefighters and Civil Defense personnel were working overtime to contain the blaze. The fire has already destroyed 2,000 hectares. The disaster began in Los Alerces National Park. Flames destroyed a local forest. It was reported that the incident was intentional and caused by so-called speculative reasons. These situations may be repeated if the Omnibus Law, which significantly softens environmental legislation to support economic activities, is approved.
The ruling party believes it has enough votes to approve the Omnibus Bill and immediately pass it to the Senate. However, the events that took place outside the parliament had a deterrent effect behind closed doors. The MPs thought it would be better to move to the break room. The Government did not like this parenthesis.
The violence used by uniformed police against protesters around the Parliament added another moment of uneasiness to the debate. “The police do not stop pressuring and beating people. “They beat me with sticks and kicks while I was lying on the ground,” condemned leftist leader Eduardo Belliboni. According to Security Minister Patricia Bullrich MP Myriam Bregman, ““He demonstrated to justify the law.” Another member of parliament, Alejandro Vilca, was attacked by the gendarmerie. A week before the discussions in the Congress, a crowd called by the labor movement in front of the same parliament also expressed their opposition to the project.
obstacles on the road
opposition to “dialogue” The centre-right announced that it would generally approve the initiative, but was prepared to question many articles of the text supported by the Executive. However, the newspaper ‘La Nación’ pointed out that the Government could experience a serious setback during the private discussions on each aspect of the Omnibus Law. privatization of public companies. “Another source of conflict that has not yet been resolved is the delegated powers that the Executive Branch intends to assume for itself for one year, with the possibility of being extended for another year.”
The ruling party resigned nearly half of the original project’s 664 items to seek approval from its second-tier allies. In the midst of the debate, other changes and deletions were added that, as Peronism points out, do not affect the heart of the initiative.
Radical Civil Unity (UCR) decided to support a large part of the Omnibus Bill. Some legislators decided to move away from this alignment with the far right. “While we are discussing in this room, a retiree cannot buy his medicine today, even though he has worked all his life and contributed to the treasury. A mother cannot feed her child Because the price of food is impossible,” said Facundo Manes.Despair is increasing day by day Argentina. President Milei campaigned on the promise that regulation would be by caste, and the first thing he did when he came to power was to surround himself with caste and impose massive and draconian regulation on the middle class, popular sections and social circles. working class.” And he added: “Don’t rely on us for extraordinary powers“.
IMF and Tinder
Street scenes dominated television screens and portals, and the IMF announcement remained in the background. Officials approved quarterly targets. $44 billion debt payment plan This is a decision the country took five years ago during the government of tycoon Mauricio Macri. This responsibility was renegotiated by the Peronist president Alberto Fernandez. The financial institution shall ensure that the transferred resources are “support for strong political efforts The new authorities need to restore macroeconomic stability and get the program back on track.
In accordance with Kristalina GeorgievaAs the main authority of the IMF, Milei inherited a complex economic and social legacy with high inflation, scarce international reserves and high levels of poverty, but “He is taking bold steps restore macroeconomic stability and begin to eliminate long-standing obstacles to growth.” However, he also warned that “the road to stability will be difficult.” The government has pledged to implement serious fiscal adjustments and increase prices for public services and transport. One of these goals Although some of these were envisaged in the Omnibus Law, they had to be withdrawn in order for the dialogue opposition to commit to accompanying the Government.
Milei celebrated the IMF’s announcement at the presidential residence. She also occasionally followed the debates in Congress. One problem distracted him from national politics: he spoke via video call Sean Rad is the creator of the dating app Tinder. “Just a ‘conference call We agreed to organize a meeting in Buenos Aires with Sean Rad, the founder of Tinder, and other great entrepreneurs of the technology world.