- Former President Mauricio Macri is scheduled to lead a meeting of the National Professional Council this Wednesday. The summit, attended by state space authorities and national lawmakers, aims to re-discuss its relationship with the national ruling party and outline the bloc’s new strategy in parliament. The meeting comes a week after it was announced that eight members would be moved to the Libertarian ranks.
- On Tuesday afternoon this week, a Sarmiento train formation derailed at the Rivadavia and Timoteo Gordillo intersection, a few meters from Riniere station. There were 20 people injured, 10 of whom had multiple injuries and were referred. A case has been initiated and the reasons behind the incident are being investigated.
- La Libertad Avança’s electoral victory, promises of reform, repeated support from the United States, and the announcement that a trade deal is close to being signed between the governments of Javier Millay and Donald Trump seem to have satisfied Argentina’s financial sector, at least for now. Country risk exceeded 600 points, the retail dollar also fell to 1,440 pesos, and bonds rose.
- The Federal Court of Cassation has ordered the Oral Court judges handling Christina Kirchner and 86 other defendants in the Bribery Notebook case to hold hearings in person, rather than Zoom, at least three times a week and not to participate in summer judicial fairs. The judge’s idea is to accelerate debate on the country’s most important corruption case. The judges are concerned because hearings are only held once a week, on Thursdays, via Zoom. Only from March 2026 will an additional day be added to the week.
- They confirmed that the body found in the cat chair was that of the missing woman. Deborah Damaris Blasio del Valle, 39, was last seen Saturday night in the spa area. During the investigation, police arrested the main suspect’s partner. The prosecutor in the case said the body was “underground.”
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