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Javier Milei

News on Javier Milei, Argentina's president, and his government: its decrees and laws, its economic program and its disputes at home and abroad.

WORLD

Flávio Bolsonaro Edges Lula in Brazil's First Round, and Milei Celebrates

Flávio Bolsonaro led President Lula by 1.9 points, setting up an Oct. 25 run-off that decides who runs Argentina's biggest trading partner.

By The Ushuaia Times · 3 days ago

POLITICS

Opposition Calls Oct. 15 Session to Overturn Milei's Deregulation Decree After Supreme Court Land Ruling

After a Supreme Court ruling revived the end of limits on foreign land ownership, the Court issued a rare statement saying it decided only a procedural question, and the opposition moved to…

By The Editors · 6 days ago

WORLD

Milei Meets Macron at the Élysée as French Energy Company Proposes Nearly $10 Billion Investment in Argentina

French officials and executives asked Milei how Argentina cut spending and keeps its fiscal surplus, while he told investors in Paris he has about US$75 billion in dollar firepower ready…

By The Editors · 6 days ago

BUSINESS

Pluspetrol, Glencore Win RIGI Approval for $16 Billion in Projects as Milei Touts US $27 Billion From Paris

The Vaca Muerta oil and Catamarca copper projects get 30 years of fixed tax and currency rules, while the government's Paris tally also counts plans still awaiting approval or company…

By The Editors · 6 days ago

POLITICS

Confidence in Milei's Government Falls 5.9%, Matching Its Term Low

Torcuato Di Tella University's monthly index dropped to 1.94 out of 5, with every component down and the steepest fall in whether voters think the government serves the general interest.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 29, 2026

WORLD

Milei Lands in Paris for Argentina Week; Macron Meeting Set for Thursday

The three-day investment showcase brings a cabinet delegation, about a dozen governors and top executives to Paris, with a keynote at the OECD and Milei's fifth bilateral with the French…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 29, 2026

ECONOMY

Milei Denies Recession as JP Morgan Sees a Second Straight Contraction

The president said economic indicators are "throwing out all sorts of things" after the bank cut its 2026 growth forecast to 1.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 28, 2026

POLITICS

Kicillof Takes His 2027 Challenge to Milei to New York, Meeting Mamdani, Sánchez and Bondholders

The Buenos Aires Province governor, who now says openly he is working to beat Milei, spent UN week courting foreign leaders and his province's creditors in the same city as the president.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 27, 2026

WORLD

Milei Tells New York Club He Won't Expel Malvinas Islanders or Block Chinese Cars

Questioned on stage at the Economic Club of New York, the president promised the islanders "dignity and justice" under Argentine rule and declined to follow Washington's curbs on Chinese…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 27, 2026

WORLD

Netanyahu and Milei Discuss Malvinas in Only Bilateral Meeting at UN

The 20-minute talk in New York produced warm words on both sides; whether it touched Argentina's legal fight with Israeli-backed Navitas Petroleum, the government would not say.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 26, 2026

WORLD

Milei Calls the UN 'Useless' Over the Malvinas, and Britain Fires Back

In his third General Assembly address, Milei said the UN feeds "a caste of parasites" and warned oil investors off the Malvinas (Falkland Islands); Britain replied on the UN record that…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 23, 2026

WORLD

Burnham Raises the Malvinas in His First Trump Meeting as Milei Settles for Rubio

Britain's prime minister told Trump face to face that London will 'stand firm' on the Malvinas (Falkland Islands), while Milei, who had sought his own sit-down with Trump, met the secretary…

By The Editors · Sept. 23, 2026