Argentina - September 2025

On 4 September, Congress overturned President Milei’s veto of a law aimed at improving disability benefits. The law declares disability a national emergency amid worsening conditions for citizens with disabilities affected by Milei’s austerity measures. This is the first time in 22 years that Congress has overturned a presidential veto—which requires a two-thirds majority and signifies the law’s final approval. The president had vetoed Law No. 27.793, originally approved by Congress in June, citing a lack of funds and accusing Congress of fiscal irresponsibility for passing it. According to experts and rights groups, the law’s final approval represents a crucial improvement in the living conditions of one of the most vulnerable sectors of society and among the hardest hit by government cuts in social welfare. The new law declares a national emergency on disability until the end of 2026, raising pensions for people with disability and guaranteeing increased public spending to support their rights.

Sources: Boletin Oficial, El Pais, The guardian, Chequeado

On 1 September, a federal court issued an injunction prohibiting the broadcast of audio recordings featuring Karina Milei, Secretary of the Presidency and sister of President Javier Milei. The recordings, secretly recorded inside the Casa Rosada (President’s office), reportedly contain evidence of a supposed corruption scheme that surfaced in August, allegedly involving Karina Milei and senior officials accused of receiving kickbacks from the purchase of medication through the National Disability Agency. The ban followed earlier leaks of recordings featuring Diego Spagnuolo, the agency’s former head, appearing to admit the scheme and implicating Karina Milei. Journalists had announced plans to release additional recordings featuring Milei. Judge Patricio Maraniello argued that the dissemination of these recordings could harm Milei’s privacy and reputation, and jeopardize her work. Press freedom watchdogs have called the ruling a severe threat to press freedom and to the public’s right to access information in Argentina.

Sources: Reporters without borders, El Pais, Buenos Aires Herald, AP News