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TWO YEARS OF RESISTANCE: THE ARGENTINE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY RETURNS TO THE STREETS

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▲ Federal University March on April 23, 2024. More than 430,000 people throughout the country. Source: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

This April 23 marks exactly two years since the first Federal University March, that mobilization that brought together approximately 430,000 people throughout the Argentine territory and that forced the government of President Javier Milei to sit down to dialogue with rectors, unions and students. It was an unprecedented postcard in the country's recent history: faculties in the dark, classrooms empty, and hundreds of thousands of citizens marching in defense of free, public higher education.

Two years later, the conflict was not only not resolved, but deepened. May 12, 2026 will be the date of the fourth federal march, jointly convened by the National Interuniversity Council (CIN), the Trade Union Front of National Universities and the Argentine University Federation (FUA), under the slogan: "Federal march for education, the public university and national science".

The data speak for themselves and are as forceful as they are alarming. According to the CIN, fund transfers to public universities fell by 45.6% since 2023 in real terms. Teaching and non-teaching salaries, which represent 90% of the university budget, have accumulated a loss of between 30% and 50% of purchasing power since November 2023, when Milei won the presidential runoff.

"Salaries are the lowest in 40 years," said Clara Chevalier, secretary general of Conadu. For its part, the Federation of University Teachers (Fedun) reported that the sector's revenues have been falling in real terms for 17 consecutive months. In March 2026, while official inflation was 3.4%, the government ordered a wage increase of 1.7% – exactly half of what is needed to maintain purchasing power.

Added to this is the collapse of Progresar student scholarships: according to the National Economy Research Center (CIEN), between 2023 and 2025 the number of beneficiaries fell by 62.4%, while the purchasing power of each scholarship fell by 46.5%. To return to December 2023 levels, investment in this area should grow by 63%.

At the center of the conflict is the University Financing Law No. 27,795, sanctioned by the National Congress on August 22, 2024. The regulation establishes the monthly update for inflation of the salary and operating expenses of national state universities, and implies a 51% increase for teachers and non-teachers in order to recover what has been lost since December 2023.

The Executive Branch vetoed the law in October 2024, which triggered the second federal march. In an unprecedented legislative maneuver, Congress rejected the veto in December. However, the government enacted the rule without implementing it, citing "lack of funds." The answer came from the Courts: on December 23, 2025, the judge of first instance Martín Cormick ordered immediate compliance with articles 5 and 6 of the law, referring to salary and scholarship updates. The State appealed the measure.

On March 31, 2026, Chamber III of the National Court of Appeals in Federal Administrative Litigation confirmed the ruling of the first instance and ratified the precautionary measure in favor of the universities. The sentence was signed by judges Sergio Gustavo Fernández and Jorge Eduardo Morán. Even so, the government maintains the non-compliance.

Rectors, unions and students speak with a common voice, although from different positions. From the CIN, the organization that brings together rectors from all over the country, Rector Bartolacci summarized the collective feeling: "We are all aware of the economic situation of the country and that there are many sectors that are having a very bad time. But we are demanding a decent salary for those who have the responsibility of training the future generations of professionals that Argentina needs."

On the union front, Patricio Grande, professor at the National University of Luján and member of the executive board of Conadu Histórica, explained the wage urgency: to recover the purchasing power of December 2023, workers should receive more than a 50% increase. On the other hand, the general secretary of Fedun, Daniel Ricci, expanded the call for the march: he asked that it not only be from the university sector, but that it convene the whole of society.

From the student sector, Joaquín Carvalho, president of the FUA and student at the National University of Rosario, warned: "The government does not respond to the need to invest in education, and is pushing the situation towards a scenario of great conflict." Carvalho stressed that the bloc between rectors, unions and students remains solid.

In the weeks leading up to the new march, different faculties throughout the country implemented a new form of protest called "Japanese-style strike": instead of being absent, teaching and non-teaching workers set up free health care posts at the doors of the faculties. In the City of Buenos Aires, thousands of people received dental care, dental prostheses were made, glasses were distributed and blood tests were performed. In addition, 500 pets were cared for by university veterinarians.

In response to the complaints, the Executive proposed in February 2026 an alternative project that does not repeal Law No. 27,795 but modifies its central points. The official text offers an increase of 12.3% in three installments (March, July and September), well below the 51% established by the current law. In addition, it contemplates the updating of operating expenses only if inflation exceeds 14.5%, without recognizing the losses accumulated during 2024.

The proposal was flatly rejected by the university system, and at the close of this edition it had no date for parliamentary treatment. Rector Olmedo, from the National University of Formosa, summarized the situation: "They are reaching a peak where many universities no longer want to open the Faculties because the budget is not updated."

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Electoral Reform in Argentina: Milei promotes the elimination of the PASO, Clean Record and changes in party financing

President Javier Milei announced from Israel that he was sending to Congress a bill that could radically redesign the rules of the democratic game before the 2027 legislative elections

Photo caption: President Javier Milei announced the electoral reform from Israel, where he participated in the Israeli Independence Day event with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Buenos Aires, April 22, 2026. — President Javier Milei shook the political chessboard on Tuesday by announcing, through a message published on the social network X from Israel, the immediate sending to the National Congress of a comprehensive electoral reform project. The initiative contemplates three backbones: the definitive elimination of the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO); a reformulation of the system of financing political parties; and the reinstatement of the figure of Clean Record – already rejected by the Senate in May 2025 – to prevent people convicted of corruption from accessing national elective positions.

The announcement came as Milei was closing his third trip to Israel, where he participated in the celebrations for the anniversary of that state's independence and was seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The president sang the song "Libre", by Nino Bravo, before a crowd that cheered him, on a day that also marked a strong sign of foreign policy.

📌 Context: What are the PASO and why does Milei seek to eliminate them?

The Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primaries were created in 2009, during the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, through Law No. 26,571. Since then, they have been held on the third Sunday of August of each election year and enable all citizens – regardless of their affiliation – to participate in the internal selection of candidates of each political force.

Its operation fulfills three central functions: to order the internal competition of the parties, to enable competition between lists within the same force and to act as an electoral filter prior to the general election. However, the system is subject to sustained criticism of the cost to the public treasury of organizing an additional election whose result, in many cases, does not define truly competitive candidates.

During the 2025 legislative elections, Milei's government managed to suspend the PASO through a measure approved in the Senate on February 20 of that year. Now, the Executive is going a step further and proposing its permanent elimination from the Argentine electoral system.

💰 The debate over political financing

The second axis of the reform aims to transform the structure of economic support of party activity. The current system contemplates public financing for campaigns, free spaces for electoral advertising and ordinary operation of the parties, complemented by private contributions with regulated ceilings.

The proposal of the Executive Branch seeks to reduce the weight of the State in this scheme, in line with the cut in public spending that constitutes the core of the economic policy of the libertarian administration. If the change prospers, financing would tend to move to private sources or internal resources of each force, with a direct impact on the campaign structure and party organization, especially for the smaller parties.

🧾 Clean Record: a battle that the ruling party wants to reopen

The Clean Record initiative — which would prevent those convicted in the second instance from running for national elective office — has a recent and controversial legislative history. The bill obtained half approval in the Chamber of Deputies, but was rejected in the Senate in May 2025 in an extremely close vote.

The defeat in the upper house was marked by the vote of the missionary senators of the Renewal, Carlos Arce and Sonia Rojas Decut, whose position ended up tipping the balance against the ruling party. The law, if approved, would have left former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, convicted in the second instance in corruption cases, out of competence.

Now, the Casa Rosada is relaunching the proposal, but this time integrated into the broader electoral reform package, with the expectation that the political momentum and the pre-electoral context of 2027 will generate more favorable conditions for its approval.

🗣️ Political reactions

From the ruling bloc, Deputy Lilia Lemoine was one of the first to come out to defend the initiative on social networks: "The vote of each deputy and each senator in this project will be very revealing. Those who oppose it will make it clear that they see politics as a business," he said.

The Secretary of Communication, Javier Lanari, was in the same vein: "No good political party can oppose this agenda," he said, aiming to install a political cost for those who reject the reform.

However, in the corridors of Congress the panorama is more complex. Parliamentary sources from the PRO and the UCR expressed reservations regarding the elimination of the PASO, arguing that the mechanism, despite its costs, allows them to resolve their internal conflicts and legitimize themselves in the eyes of the electorate. "If we go together in Buenos Aires, we will have to resolve it this way or Karina (Milei) will come and want to impose the candidate on us," said a radical legislator off the record.

In the entourage of the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem, it was learned that the deputy from La Rioja had asked the Casa Rosada to delay sending the bill until he was certain about the votes necessary to approve it. Milei's own early announcement from Israel ended that possibility.

🔮 Perspectives: What can happen in Congress?

The formal submission of the bill opens a stage of intense negotiation in Congress. The ruling party knows that it faces two simultaneous fronts: the resistance of its own allies – PRO and radicalism – to the elimination of the PASO, and the need to recompose the support that was lacking to approve Ficha Limpia last year.

Political analysts consulted by this newspaper agree that the legislative treatment is unlikely to take place before the second half of the year, considering that in the first half of the year the focus will be on the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and that the proximity to the electoral calendar will condition the willingness of the blocs to vote on structural changes.

The government's bet seems to be long-term: to install public debate, make visible the position of each legislator and build political capital for 2027. "Impunity is over. The is over," Milei repeated, making it clear that the axis of the upcoming campaign already has a name.

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More than five years after the death of Argentina's greatest football idol, the country's justice system made a second attempt to answer the question that divides a nation: did Diego Maradona die of natural causes, or was he abandoned by the very people paid to keep him alive?

Defendants charged

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Witnesses expected

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Trial (first was annulled)

⚖️A historic second trial begins

On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, the courts of San Isidro — in the greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area — opened their doors to a trial Argentina had been waiting for since the first proceedings collapsed in scandal nearly a year earlier. Seven healthcare professionals once again took their seats before the Oral Criminal Court No. 7 to answer for the death of Diego Armando Maradona, which occurred on November 25, 2020.

The courtroom was packed. Outside, some fifty people carrying Argentine flags and signs demanded "Justice for D10S" — a play on Maradona's iconic No. 10 jersey and "Dios," the Spanish word for God. Inside, daughters Dalma, Gianinna, and Jana Maradona, together with former partner Verónica Ojeda, watched from the front row as proceedings began in what promises to be the final act of a legal saga without precedent in football history.

"Diego Maradona began to die 12 hours before his actual death. Anyone who had thought to transfer him to a clinic in a car or ambulance during his final week would have saved his life."
— Patricio Ferrari, lead prosecutor

👥The seven defendants: who they are

All seven face charges of homicide with eventual intent (homicidio simple con dolo eventual) — the legal concept that applies when someone pursues a course of action knowing it could result in another person's death. All have declared themselves innocent and remain free pending the verdict.

Leopoldo Luque

🧠 Neurosurgeon · Personal physician

Agustina Cosachov

🩺 Treating psychiatrist

Carlos Díaz

🧠 Psychologist · Addiction treatment

Ricardo Omar Almirón

💉 Nurse

Mariano Perroni

👨‍⚕️ Nursing coordinator

Nancy Edith Forlini

📋 Medical coordinator (insurance)

Pedro Di Spagna

🩺 General practitioner

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Eighth defendant: Nurse Dahiana Madrid requested a jury trial and will be tried in a separate proceeding whose date has not yet been set.

📋The prosecution: "a diabolical environment"

Lead prosecutor Patricio Ferrari pulled no punches in his opening statement. He described the medical team as "a bunch of amateurs" who committed "all kinds of omissions" and created what he called "cruel" conditions for their patient. According to the prosecution, Maradona was in agony for at least 12 hours with no one making the decision to transfer him to a hospital.

Plaintiff attorney Fernando Burlando, representing daughters Dalma and Gianinna, went further still: "Diego Armando Maradona was murdered." Burlando argued that during Maradona's home convalescence at the San Andrés gated community in Tigre, the icon was "surrounded by strangers" and that between November 11 and 25, 2020, "no one ever listened to Maradona's heart." Attorney Pablo Jurado, representing Maradona's sisters, called it "the chronicle of a death foretold."

Stadium named after Diego Armando Maradona in La Plata, Argentina

📷 The stadium in La Plata, renamed in honour of the football legend. Archive image.

🛡️The defence: "he died of a heart attack"

Defence lawyers categorically rejected the charges. Francisco Oneto, defending neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, announced that the trial would prove Maradona died of a heart attack stemming from his pre-existing medical conditions, and not from medical negligence.

Vadim Mischanchuk, lawyer for psychiatrist Cosachov, pointed to Maradona himself: "Diego had a determining role in decisions about his own health." He stressed that there was no "criminal plan" to cause his death. Roberto Rallín, another of Luque's attorneys, went as far as claiming that if Maradona were alive today, he "would ask that they not be convicted."

"If there is one thing that has been definitively ruled out, it is a deliberate criminal plan to kill Maradona."
— Vadim Mischanchuk, defence attorney for Agustina Cosachov

📰Why a second trial? The documentary scandal explained

To understand why this is a second trial, one must go back to May 2025. The first proceedings, which had accumulated more than 20 hearings and 44 witness testimonies over nearly three months, were declared null and void following an unprecedented scandal.

Judge Julieta Makintach, one of the three magistrates presiding over the case, was found to have taken part in an unauthorized documentary about the trial, tentatively titled "Divine Justice" (Justicia Divina). Footage showed the judge walking through courthouse corridors with electronic music playing in the background, before being interviewed at her desk — all filmed using cameras that had been secretly smuggled into the hearings.

The scandal led to Makintach's removal from office following impeachment proceedings in November 2025. Everything that had been done in the first trial was annulled. Zero. Back to square one. Argentina had to start again.

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Institutional impact: The annulment invalidated 20 hearings and 44 testimonies, including emotional statements from Maradona's children. Defence lawyers argue their clients are being "prosecuted twice for the same cause."

🕐Timeline of the case

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November 2020

Diego Maradona dies

On November 25, Maradona dies of cardiac arrest and acute pulmonary oedema at the San Andrés gated community in Tigre, two weeks after brain surgery for a subdural hematoma.
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2020–2023

Criminal investigation

Authorities investigate the circumstances of Maradona's death. A medical review board concludes he began dying at least 12 hours before his heart stopped.
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2024 – May 2025

First oral trial

Trial begins with 7 defendants. Over 20 hearings and 44 testimonies are heard, including those of Maradona's daughters.
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May – November 2025

Scandal and annulment

Judge Makintach is found to have participated in the "Divine Justice" documentary. The trial is annulled. Makintach is removed from the bench in November.
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March – April 2026

Second oral trial

The process restarts from scratch under a new three-judge panel: Gaig, Ortolani and Rolón. The first hearing takes place on April 14, 2026.
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June – July 2026 (estimated)

Verdict expected

The tribunal aims to deliver its verdict before the mid-year judicial recess, potentially as early as June 2026.

👨‍⚖️The new judges: under the microscope

The three magistrates now presiding are Alberto Gaig, Alberto Ortolani, and Pablo Rolón, members of the Oral Criminal Court No. 7 of San Isidro. Luque himself had reportedly preferred a jury trial — a request that was denied — though his attorney expressed confidence in the new panel's impartiality.

Hearings are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the courthouse on Ituzaingó Street 340 in San Isidro. The witness list has been trimmed to roughly 90–120 names — down from a proposed 170 — and includes medical experts, family members, police officers, and people from Maradona's inner circle.

💔The family: "We want Diego to rest in peace"

Verónica Ojeda, mother of Dieguito Fernando — Maradona's 13-year-old youngest son — told reporters outside the courthouse: "That's what we all need: justice for Diego. We want to live in peace and for Diego to rest in peace." Her partner and family lawyer, Mario Baudry, was more direct: "I hope they are found guilty. And I hope the judges are severe with Luque, Cosachov and Díaz."

Baudry also pointed to the emotional weight of having to relive the ordeal: "For the victims, going through this again is hard, especially while also having to look after a 13-year-old boy." Daughters Dalma, Gianinna, and Jana attended the first hearing and will be called to testify again.

"We want to live in peace and for Diego to rest in peace."
— Verónica Ojeda, Maradona's former partner and mother of Dieguito Fernando

🔬The medical facts of the case

Maradona died of cardiac arrest and acute pulmonary oedema, against a clinical backdrop that included chronic kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, respiratory failure, and long-standing addictions to cocaine and alcohol. He had undergone surgery on November 3, 2020 at the Clínica Olivos for a subdural hematoma — a blood clot pressing on the brain. He was discharged on November 11 and transferred to a house in the San Andrés gated community in Tigre to recover under home medical supervision.

The medical review board convened by the courts determined that Maradona had begun dying at least 12 hours before he was found unresponsive, and that he displayed unmistakable signs of prolonged agony. Prosecutors argue that a timely transfer to a hospital could have saved his life.

Regarding the conditions of the home convalescence, the prosecution stated there was "no medical equipment, not even a bandage" and described the setup as "deficient, marked by omissions." The defence counters that the treatment plan was "agreed upon and appropriate" to Maradona's condition, and that the footballer himself made decisions about his care.

🌐A case that transcends borders

The trial over Maradona's death is not merely a criminal proceeding: it is a mirror through which Argentina examines its healthcare system, its judiciary, and its relationship with its own legends. The football world watches from outside. AFP, Reuters, CNN, Al Jazeera and dozens of international outlets covered the opening of the second trial in real time.

Whatever verdict is ultimately reached will have implications far beyond prison sentences. It will set a precedent on medical accountability in Argentina and define how far negligence can go before it becomes a crime.

The Number 10 spent his whole life asking the world to remember him. Now he waits, from somewhere beyond, for justice to speak its final word.

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📅 April 18, 2026 • ⏱️ Reading time: 8–10 minutes • 📍 Washington D.C. / Buenos Aires

The meeting between Caputo and Georgieva took place as the formal closing of an intense week of Argentine negotiations in Washington. Even before the official meeting – "on Friday," as the minister himself had announced in an informal meeting that had taken place days earlier on the ground floor of the IMF building – the IMF's technical staff had already given public signs of support for the adjustment plan of Javier Milei's government.

At the end of the meeting, Caputo was blunt to journalists: "It was a very pleasant meeting because there is a relationship of trust," he said. He added, "[Georgieva] is super impressed with the accomplishments." The head of the IMF, for her part, published on her official X account: "Excellent meeting with Minister Luis Caputo and the president of the Central Bank, Bausili, on the solid implementation of policies in Argentina. We look forward to continuing to support reforms to strengthen stability and boost growth."

Luis Caputo, Minister of Economy, after the meeting with Georgieva — Washington, 17/4/2026

👥 The participants of the table

The Argentine delegation was led by Caputo and was attended by the president of the Central Bank, Santiago Bausili; the Deputy Minister of Economy, José Luis Daza; the vice president of the BCRA, Vladimir Werning; and Argentina's representative to the IMF, Leonardo Madcur. The composition of the team reflects the centrality that the government assigns to the management of the external debt and the accumulation of reserves.

The meeting is part of a key moment in Argentina's program with the Fund. On April 15, just two days before the formal meeting, the IMF staff confirmed the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) corresponding to the second review of the Extended Facilities (EFF) program signed in April 2025 for a total of USD 20,000 million. The technical agreement enables a disbursement of approximately USD 1,000 million, which will be finalized once the Executive Board grants its endorsement – scheduled for early or mid-May.

Luis Cubeddu, head of the "Argentine Case" at the IMF, confirmed it unambiguously: "Our plan is to present the request to the board of directors in early or mid-May. We are preparing the necessary documentation." The agency expects Argentina to accumulate USD 8,000 million in reserves during 2026.

📌 The numbers of the agreement

Hours before the meeting with Georgieva, at a press conference held in Washington, the IMF's technical staff gave a closed endorsement to the Argentine government's adjustment plan. Nigel Chalk, director of the organization's Western Hemisphere Department, was in charge of drawing the general picture: "What has happened during the course of this year was a very positive policy impulse for the country. The Budget was approved, there was an important labor reform, the reserves are accumulating through the consistent action of the Central Bank in the markets. There is a continuous effort to eliminate distortions in the economy, to open it up and to increase productivity."

📉 Inflation of 3.4%: the peak

The inflation figure for March – a 3.4% that irritated President Javier Milei – was the only point of tension in the technical debate. Cubeddu offered a weighted reading of the IMF: "The increase in inflation of 3.4% in March reflects a number of factors: the rise in energy prices globally and seasonal increases in education. We project that a disinflation process will take place in the coming months. High-frequency indicators for April suggest that is the case." Twelve-month inflation expectations, he added, "remain relatively well anchored in the 25% range."

The week in Washington was not limited to the IMF. Caputo deployed an intense multilateral agenda: he met with Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank; Ilan Goldjan, head of the IDB; and Sergio Díaz Granado, in charge of CAF. The objective: to close a scaffolding of guarantees to cover the maturities of private debt in dollars that mature in July. According to official information, the minister has already obtained USD 2,550 million in guarantees from multilateral organizations.

Cubeddu, consulted on the matter, described this strategy as "essential": "The authorities are following a multi-pronged strategy. The first is to mobilize financing in dollars from domestic markets. The second has to do with the sale of state assets. The third is through repos from the Central Bank, and the fourth through loans from commercial banks guaranteed by multilateral organizations such as the World Bank and the IDB."

🗺️ The war in the Middle East: the global variable that was also discussed

Both Caputo and Georgieva agreed on the assessment of the international context: the war in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz represent a global risk of the first order. The IMF director warned member countries during the week: "Do not be complacent, do not start making lax fiscal policies, because if in this context you begin to spend more and increase debt levels, rates will continue to rise and debts will become unsustainable," Caputo described, paraphrasing the organization's position.

For Argentina, the war has a particular nuance: the country is a net exporter of energy. According to the IMF statement, the country "continues to deal well with the indirect effects of the war," although the rise in the international price of crude oil generates an inflationary impact on fuels that was noted in the March data.

Beyond the figures of the agreement, Caputo approved the week in Washington to outline the government's reformist agenda to investors and international officials. The priority of the economic team is, in the words of the minister himself, "to reduce what we call the Argentine cost." And it breaks it down into three specific axes:

▶ Reduce regulations — simplify the regulatory framework to facilitate private activity.

▶ Improve logistics — upgrade infrastructure and eliminate bottlenecks in foreign trade.

The minister also reinforced the political support that sustains the program: "This is the first time we have taken this path and we are not going to move an inch from it to continue with our structural reforms," he said, alluding to the electoral results that the ruling party presented as an endorsement of the administration.

The tone of the week in Washington leaves no doubt: the relationship between Argentina and the IMF is at its best in years. The combination of a staff that praises without conditions, a managing director who declares herself "impressed" and a disbursement of USD 1,000 million within hours of being finalized paints a politically favorable picture for Milei's government. However, the context data deserves closer examination.

✅ What's going well

▶ The BCRA has accumulated more than USD 5,500 million in foreign currency purchases so far this year.

▶ The legal framework was strengthened: Approved 2026 budget, labor reform, ratification of trade agreements.

▶ The second revision of the EFF was approved without major technical friction.

▶ Multilateral guarantees (WB, IDB) allow maturities to be refinanced without going out to international markets at high rates.

⚠️ The points of attention

▶ Net reserves closed 2025 at -USD 14,100 M, far from the target of -USD 1,000 M. The second waiver is in the hands of the Board.

▶ Inflation of 3.4% in March was the highest in months and worries the IMF, although the staff tested a decline for the following months.

▶ Argentina is the main debtor of the IMF with 34.5% of the outstanding loans: the maturities of 2026 amount to USD 3,605 million.

▶ Access to the voluntary capital market is still conditioned by rate differentials: the country avoids borrowing in the markets as long as spreads are high.

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Argentina and the IMF staff reached a Staff Level Agreement approving the second review of the EFF program for USD 20,000 million. The agreement enables a disbursement of USD 1,000 million, pending the approval of the Board of Directors scheduled for May 2026.

Georgieva published in X that it was an "excellent meeting on the solid implementation of policies in Argentina" and expressed the Fund's willingness to continue supporting reforms to consolidate stability and growth.

The Argentine government chose not to go to the international capital markets as long as rate differentials are high. Instead, it articulates guarantees with multilateral organizations (WB, IDB, CAF) to refinance maturities at a lower cost.

In the remainder of 2026, Argentina must pay USD 3,605 million to the IMF. The next maturity is in May for USD 805 million. The country is the main debtor of the organization with 34.5% of outstanding loans.

▶ La Nación — "Caputo reaped another sign of support from the IMF in a meeting with Kristalina Georgieva" — 4/17/2026

▶ Infobae — "Caputo met with the head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, after the announcement of the agreement" — 4/17/2026

▶ El Cronista — "Caputo met with Georgieva at the IMF with the approved review" — 4/17/2026

▶ Ámbito Financiero — "Caputo announced agreement with the IMF for the second review" — 4/15/2026

▶ Channel 26 — "Confirmed: IMF approves second review of agreement with Argentina" — 4/15/2026

▶ Infobae — "Before the Caputo-Georgieva meeting, the IMF staff supported the financing strategy" — 4/17/2026

▶ Agencia Noticias Argentinas / Pregon — "Caputo met with Georgieva at the IMF after the agreement" — 4/17/2026

▶ Panorama newspaper — "The IMF confirmed that it will discuss the revision of the agreement with Argentina in May" — 4/18/2026

📅 Date of the march	Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
🏛 Conveners	CIN · Union Front of National Universities · GO
📜 Law in dispute	University Financing Law No. 27,795
📉 Budget fall	45.6% since 2023 (CIN data)
💰 Loss of teacher salaries	Between 30% and 50% of purchasing power since Nov. 2023
⚖️ Latest court ruling	Cont. Camera Adm. Fed. — March 31, 2026: Ruling in favor of universities

🏛 APR 2024	1st Federal University March — April 23, 2024. Approximately 430,000 people throughout the country. The government agreed to negotiate and granted a 270% increase in operating expenses.
📜 AUG 2024	Congress approves the University Financing Law No. 27,795 (August 22, 2024). The Executive threatens with a veto.
✋ OCT 2024	2nd Federal March: against the presidential veto. The government suspended the application of the law by decree.
🏛 SEP 2025	3rd Federal March: Congress rejects the veto. The Executive Branch "promulgates" the law but does not apply it.
⚖️ MAR 2026	The Federal Administrative Court confirms the ruling of the first instance (March 31, 2026). The government is flouting the court order.
🚶 MAY 2026	4th Federal March called for May 12, 2026. Prior to this, a week of strike from April 27 to May 2 (Conadu Histórica).

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📅	Date	April 22, 2026
✍️	Sources	Infobae · Profile · The Capital · Diario Uno · Río Negro
🏷️	SEO keywords	Argentina's electoral reform, eliminate PASO, Clean Sheet, Milei Congress 2026
📂	Category	National Policy · Electoral System · Legislative

📌 Context: What are the PASO and why does Milei seek to eliminate them?

💰 The debate over political financing

🧾 Clean Record: a battle that the ruling party wants to reopen

🗣️ Political reactions

🔮 Perspectives: What can happen in Congress?

🔗 Sources and references

Second trial over the death of
Diego Armando Maradona:
a new attempt at justice

⚖️A historic second trial begins

👥The seven defendants: who they are

📋The prosecution: "a diabolical environment"

🛡️The defence: "he died of a heart attack"

📰Why a second trial? The documentary scandal explained

🕐Timeline of the case

👨‍⚖️The new judges: under the microscope

💔The family: "We want Diego to rest in peace"

🔬The medical facts of the case

🌐A case that transcends borders

🤝 The meeting: an hour of trust and mutual support

👥 The participants of the table

📊 The context: second revision approved and USD 1,000 million on the way

📌 The numbers of the agreement

📝 Staff support: praise for the "fiscal anchor" and the program

📉 Inflation of 3.4%: the peak

🏗️ The financing plan: WB, IDB and CAF as key pieces

🗺️ The war in the Middle East: the global variable that was also discussed

🛣️ The Three Axes of the "Argentine Cost": Caputo's Roadmap

🧐 Journalistic analysis: what changes and what remains pending

✅ What's going well

⚠️ The points of attention

🔍 Advanced Technical SEO Sheet

Recommended Metadata

Strategic keywords

📈 FAQ Schema — Frequently Asked Questions

📚 Sources consulted

📌 Context: What are the PASO and why does Milei seek to eliminate them?

💰 The debate over political financing

🧾 Clean Record: a battle that the ruling party wants to reopen

🗣️ Political reactions

🔮 Perspectives: What can happen in Congress?

🔗 Sources and references

⚖️A historic second trial begins

👥The seven defendants: who they are

📋The prosecution: "a diabolical environment"

🛡️The defence: "he died of a heart attack"

📰Why a second trial? The documentary scandal explained

🕐Timeline of the case

👨‍⚖️The new judges: under the microscope

💔The family: "We want Diego to rest in peace"

🔬The medical facts of the case

🌐A case that transcends borders

🤝 The meeting: an hour of trust and mutual support

👥 The participants of the table

📊 The context: second revision approved and USD 1,000 million on the way

📌 The numbers of the agreement

📝 Staff support: praise for the "fiscal anchor" and the program

📉 Inflation of 3.4%: the peak

🏗️ The financing plan: WB, IDB and CAF as key pieces

🗺️ The war in the Middle East: the global variable that was also discussed

🛣️ The Three Axes of the "Argentine Cost": Caputo's Roadmap

🧐 Journalistic analysis: what changes and what remains pending

✅ What's going well

⚠️ The points of attention

🔍 Advanced Technical SEO Sheet

Recommended Metadata

Strategic keywords

🛠️ Advanced SEO Strategies 2025–2026

📈 FAQ Schema — Frequently Asked Questions

📚 Sources consulted