2024-01-31 22:40:49
A Argentine Chamber of Deputies began discussing this Wednesday, the 31st, the so-called “Bus Law”. The extraordinary session, called a “marathon” in the country, ended at 9:30 pm, and will resume on Thursday 1st, at 12 pm.
Even with a minority in the House, President Javier Milei hopes to count on the support of the so-called “dialogue opposition” to approve the package.
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According to a survey carried out by the newspaper Clarion Before the vote, the megaproject must pass with some clearance, with at least 129 votes needed. But voting will be article by article.
The tendency is for parts of the reform to be abandoned. Points considered sensitive for the government, such as privatizations, are still the subject of intense discussion.
“Lei Ônibus” by dehydrated Milei
To facilitate approval, the “Bus Law” was reduced from 664 articles to 386, and should still undergo changes throughout the debate, as indicated by the opposition.
While the debates dragged on in the Chamber this Wednesday, 31st, protesters linked to left-wing parties, unions and social movements protested against Milei’s reform. There were street blocks and confrontations with the police.
Security forces created a cordon to prevent protesters from taking to the streets around the Congress, in Buenos Aires.
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The Argentine government’s package of measures was approved by the Chamber committees last week. To ensure the approval of the bill, the government removed a fiscal chapter, which is one of the bets to guarantee the goal of zero deficit in 2024.
President Javier Milei’s so-called ‘Bus Law’ will be voted dehydrated. Of the 664 articles, 386 will be voted on, with a tendency for more changes | Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/X
Milei also waived changes to the social security system, which would affect the updating of the income of almost 6 million retirees.
Even with the government’s retreat from the megaproject, the opposition still contests points in the package. One of them is the total or partial privatization of around 40 public companies.
Senate
If approved in the Chamber, the “Bus Law will go to the Senate, where the government has the support of only 7 of the 72 senators.
However, as in the Chamber, Milei hopes to count on the coalition of the traditional right and the so-called “dialogue opposition”, formed by parties positioned between the center and the right.
If the Senate introduces changes, the text will have to return to the Chamber of Deputies.
On social media, the government stated that this is an “opportunity” for the political class “to reverse the damage it caused to the Argentine people”.
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