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Argentina To Revoke All Medical Marijuana Cultivation Permits

As part of a broader policy shift, the government plans to "start from scratch" regarding the permits.

Reason

Bukele-mania: El Salvador strongman’s crime clampdown excites regional right

Marco Rubio heaped praise on a president who has jailed thousands with few legal niceties – but can work his model work elsewhere in Latin America beset by gang violence?

The Guardian - US

Will Milei's AI Policing Plan Become a Tool for Social Control?

Argentina's self-proclaimed libertarian president touts a crime-fighting plan that sounds like Minority Report.

Reason

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President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond

President Javier Milei of Argentina, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office

The Independent UK

Argentine government to share data with U.S. to prevent hooligans from disrupting 2024's Copa América

Since 2013, Argentina has banned fans from attending away games due to the violence in stadiums

Latin Times

Is Javier Milei Making Argentina Great Again?

The new Argentine president is popular with American libertarians, but his record at home looks increasingly populist and authoritarian.

Reason

Argentina Relaxes Use Of Firearms By Police

Argentine President Javier Milei's government on Friday relaxed the rules around the use of firearms by security forces, allowing them to shoot someone to prevent a serious crime, or in self-defense.

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Argentinians stage nationwide strike against Javier Milei’s far-right agenda

Tens of thousands of marchers take to streets as schools and businesses close in protest at president’s extreme legislation

The Guardian - US

Argentina Expels Family Of Ecuadoran Fugitive Drug Lord 'Fito'

Argentina on Friday expelled the wife and children of Ecuadoran fugitive Adolfo Macias, the drug lord known as "Fito," as a manhunt for the gangster continued.

International Business Times

Milei's New Anti-Protest Measures Are Put to the Test

Milei's critics have argued the government's measures are a "criminalization of the right to protest," but a closer look shows that those concerns are somewhat exaggerated.

Reason

‘Prison or bullet’: new Argentina government promises harsh response to protest

President Javier Milei and his allies are preparing new security guidelines in anticipation of protests against currency devaluation

The Guardian - US

‘From horrible to merely bad’: will Javier Milei take his chainsaw to the environment in Argentina?

As the new far-right president is sworn in, the world is watching to see if his destructive campaign promises can survive the realities of office

The Guardian - UK

‘I see chaos’: Argentina waits to see if stars align under Javier Milei

Many are struggling to understand what the future holds under the next leader, but two astrologers have a few ideas

The Guardian - UK

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France 24

Populist challenges economy minister in Argentina's presidential runoff

Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift.

France 24

Establishment insider or political provocateur? Argentina faces stark presidential choice

Amid skyrocketing poverty and inflation, Argentinians face a stark choice on Sunday between two wildly different presidential candidates. Libertarian Javier Milei has led a disruptive campaign that has galvanised voters and won support from a faction of the traditional far-right. But a shock first-round victory for current Economy Minister Sergio…

The Guardian - US

Javier Milei endorsed by defeated rival who once sued him for defamation

Move by Patricia Bullrich, who placed third in Argentina’s presidential election, is not backed by other parts of her alliance

The Guardian - US

Argentina: leftists celebrate after far-right Milei fails to win election victory

Lula and other Latin American leftwingers hail Sergio Massa’s first-placed finish, with election now headed to November runoff

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The Independent UK

Chainsaw-wielding populist pushed to run-off by economy minister in Argentina’s presidential vote

Javier Milei – a political outsider – was the pre-vote favourite, but will face a run-off against Sergio Massa

The Guardian - UK

Far-right populist Javier Milei fails to win first round of Argentina’s presidential election

Potty-mouthed political outsider will head to November runoff with centrist finance minister Sergio Massa

France 24

Argentine economy minister bags surprise win over chainsaw-wielding populist in presidential poll

Economy Minister Sergio Massa produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pledged to drastically diminish the state.

WEKU

Argentine economy minister upsets populist as they head to presidential runoff

Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina's presidential election, reflecting voters' wariness about handing the presidency to a right-wing populist.

The Guardian - US

‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president

If elected on Sunday, populist Javier Milei vows to abolish central bank, loosen gun laws, legalize sale of human organs

The Conversation

Argentina's economic crisis: whoever wins presidential election is on a collision course with the IMF

Argentina is heading to the polls on October 22 for a presidential election dominated by another profound economic crisis. In September, annual inflation in Latin America’s third-largest economy hit 124%, its highest since 1991.

The Independent UK

Argentine inflation keeps soaring, putting the government on the defensive as elections near

Consumer prices in Argentina have soared 12.4% in August, compared to the previous month, a number that puts the government on the defensive a little more than a month before presidential elections in which a right-wing populist who admires Donald Trump appears the favorite to win

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