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Argentine President Javier Milei Argentina’s fiscal tightening under the Milei administration

As the country maintains high interest rates and dollar reserves to sustain the confidence of financial markets, that very position generates opportunity costs and structural outflows that prevent the real accumulation of reserves and investment in productive sectors and infrastructure.

Javier Milei and Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni Milei’s approval collapses under corruption scandals and prolonged economic crisis

In addition to the economic crisis Argentina is facing, a series of corruption allegations has caused the Argentine president’s popularity to plummet to one of its lowest levels since he took office.

Coup leaders Admiral Massera and General Videla. Argentina, 50 years after its darkest night

Half a century after the dictatorship began, the economic course of Javier Milei’s government continues along the same path set by the military regime.

Thiago Avila Global Sumud Flotilla (1) Thiago Ávila, coordinator of Global Sumud Flotilla, deported from Argentina

According to Ávila’s account, the ban on his entry came from the highest levels of the government of Javier Milei, a staunch ally of Israel and the United States.

Javier Milei with chainsaw Labor rights in dispute: neoliberalism vs progressive reform in Latin America

The state of labor rights in Latin America and the Caribbean is in flux. While some countries are seeing significant advances, others are suffering major setbacks.

General Confederation of Labor and the United Trade Union Front announced a nationwide 24‑hour general strike in Argentina on February 19 Argentina general strike targets Milei’s labor reform that strips rights

The bill has already passed the Senate and will be voted on in the Chamber this Thursday; government promises to repress protests.

In 2005, in the city of Mar del Plata, the presidents of the brother countries of the Americas, Lula da Silva, Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales, and Néstor Kirchner stood firm against the United States Twenty years after “No to the FTAA”, Latin American movements reaffirm their anti-imperialist commitment

The meeting in Mar del Plata paid tribute to the moment when several Latin American presidents defeated the US attempt to establish a regional free trade agreement.

Milei and Trump Milei reverses his popularity crisis and triumphs in legislative elections

With higher absenteeism than in the 2021 and 2023 elections, the ruling party won in Argentina, thus increasing its number of legislators in both chambers.

Lima Peru Repression Times of chaos and war

A reflection on the global disorder amid wars, protests, and geopolitical tensions that mark the era.

President Donald J. Trump and President of Argentina Javier Milei Trump pledges $20B to Argentina, threatens to cut aid if country votes left

The Milei-Trump meeting secured a USD 20 billion financial bailout for Argentina’s unstable economy. Trump made future aid conditional on Milei winning the upcoming elections.

Security and staff hold a suitcase up in front of Argentine President Milei Los audios filtrados y una supuesta red de corrupción: la pesadilla más reciente de Milei

En el momento más crítico de su popularidad, Milei enfrentará elecciones provinciales en medio de un escándalo de audios filtrados que supuestamente revelarían una red de corrupción en su gobierno.

Security and staff hold a suitcase up in front of Argentine President Milei Leaked audio recordings and an alleged corruption network: Milei’s latest nightmare

The Argentine president is facing provincial elections at the most critical moment for his popularity.