Poverty in Argentina fell to 28.2% in the second semester of 2025, according to a report released on Tuesday by the government’s statistics institute, INDEC. Meanwhile, extreme poverty affected 6.3% of people living in the country. Extrapolated to the total population, 13.1 million people are living below the poverty line, of whom 2.9 million are living in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty fell by 0.6%. Poverty and extreme poverty depend on households’ ability to afford the basic food basket and the total basic basket.

Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni is now under scrutiny for several corruption accusations, including the alleged improper purchase of several real estate properties and his wife’s multiple contracts with the state. On Monday, a journalistic investigation by La Nación newspaper revealed the purchase of an apartment in Caballito for US$230,000. In his most recent statement filed with the Anti-Corruption Office, Adorni had not reported the sale of his previous property in Parque Chacabuco. His most recent sworn statement covers the 2024 period, as the deadline for filing the 2025 statement has not yet passed. Apparently, the trip was financed by Marcelo Grandio, a friend of Adorni who works in the state-owned TV station Televisión Pública.

Last week the judge ruled that if Páez is found guilty she will be able to comply with her sentence in Argentina, something her defense had requested. They also agreed that Páez will be able to comply with her sentence in Argentina, given she has no criminal history in Brazil and the expected sentence is low. Her defense filed an habeas corpus to demand she be allowed to return to Argentina while she awaits the verdict, and the judge accepted it, reverting the decision. Now, Páez is expected to return to her home province, Santiago del Estero, and await the judge’s final decision. Still, the judge could decide to impose a tougher sentence — the maximum for injúria racial is five years — or acquit her.

The Argentine government will appoint Leonardo Szuchet as the new human rights undersecretary this week to replace Joaquín Mogaburu, who has only been in the position for the past three months. Mahíques reportedly wanted to have someone from his inner circle in the human rights area, a controversial one for the libertarian government. A criminal lawyer by training, Szuchet worked in the human rights area during former President Mauricio Macri’s presidency (2015-2019). First, as Human Rights Strategic Affairs undersecretary, and later as executive secretary of the National Plan on Human Rights. Until now, Milei’s human rights policy has been focused on defunding programs and institutions, insisting on denialist views that justify the crimes of the last military dictatorship, and attacking human rights organizations.

A federal labor court suspended several articles of the government-backed labor reform that Congress passed last month. In March, the country’s main trade union organization, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), filed an injunction against the national government to declare 82 articles of the reform as unconstitutional. On Monday, the 63rd national labor court of first instance temporarily enforced the CGT’s request. The reform overhauled the longstanding laws governing labor relations in Argentina, which Peronism had shaped since the 1940s. Among the modifications, the reform reduces the power of unions, cuts severance pay, and extends the maximum working day from 8 to 12 hours.

A Buenos Aires City court specializing in economic crimes has formally charged the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, and several executives for alleged tax evasion. The conduct was provisionally classified as “tax evasion” and “misappropriation of social security funds” under Law 27.430, with the aggravating circumstance that more than one person was involved. The roles of the accusedThe ruling also examines the alleged involvement of each defendant. In Tapia’s case, he is identified as AFA president and administrator of the entity’s tax identification number. Víctor Blanco also denied involvement in tax management, describing his role as “essentially institutional and protocol-related, without any intervention in tax or social security operations.”Originally published in Ambito

Santa Fe province is in shock after a student, 15, opened fire inside his school and killed a 13-year-old boy. The shooting took place in a public school in San Cristóbal, a city north of the capital of Santa Fe, minutes after the school opened at 7 a.m. on Monday. Santa Fe Governor Maximiliano Pullaro confirmed to the press that the 15-year-old took an Ithaca shotgun to school. San Cristóbal. Las Imágenes de lo que ocurría en la escuela normal Mariano Moreno de San Cristóbal.

Mar de Ansenuza (often called Laguna Mar Chiquita) sits at the heart of the Ansenuza wetland complex and the Ansenuza National Park & Reserve in the northeast of the province of Córdoba. Mar Chiquita hosts three species (Chilean (Phoenicopterus chilensis) all year-round, Andean (Phoenicoparrus andinus) and James’s flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) as seasonal visitors). In many austral summers, Laguna Mar Chiquita is described as one of the most important non-breeding sites for Wilson’s Phalarope, with ≥400,000 recorded simultaneously in some years: the kind of spectacle that makes even seasoned birders go quiet. Why You Should Visit Mar Chiquita / AnsenuzaA genuinely major wetland: the Mar Chiquita–Río Dulce system is internationally recognised (Ramsar) and now has national-level protection as Ansenuza National Park. Flamingos on a huge scale: three South American species can be seen here, and Chilean Flamingos can exceed 300,000 individuals.

“After investing in more than 30 or 40 companies, I realized that I wasn’t seeing any companies led by women. According to community figures, funds with women involved have an internal rate of return that is 4.5% higher. And for every dollar invested in startups led by women, a 7.2% higher return is generated. Cromodata: A Latin American health data platformKeila Barral Masri, CEO and founder of Cromodata, shares the stage with Harry, her guide dog and the company’s “Chief Firuláis Officer.” Barral Masri is tackling a structural problem: Latin America lacks its own standardized health data. Today, we are the leading provider of Latin American health data to the world,” says the entrepreneur.

Human rights organizations warn that this could potentially affect the search for the close to 300 children taken from dictatorship victims who remain missing. The BNDG is a public institution created in 1987. Among many things, the bill aimed to give the executive branch the power to dissolve certain public organizations and institutions. After demands from human rights organizations, the bank was included in the safe list when the bill was approved months later. In November, former human rights undersecretary Alberto Baños called the figure “false” during a hearing at the United Nations.

Argentine duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso love to spin a good tale, construct concept albums and release ambitious long-form videos that showcase their songs. They toyed with the idea in their 2025 EP Papota and now take it to new heights with their third album Free Spirits. This was soon followed by the release of a video where Sting himself mentioned their “meltdown” and welcomed them to an apocryphal wellness institute named Free Spirits. Finally, on March 19, the Free Spirits album reached digital platforms with 12 songs that reflect their musical growth, ambition and inventiveness. American rapper, singer-songwriter and producer Anderson .Paak jams with Ca7riel and Paco in Ay Ay Ay with a Brazilian batucada feel, and British DJ Fred Again appears in neo-trap song Lo Quiero Ya.

Argentine fine dining was introduced to the global stage in 2023, when the Michelin Guide launched its first guide to the country’s restaurants. The move had a significant impact on the fine dining sector — particularly by boosting tourism and increasing national recognition. The goal was “to bring more people in” amid a steep drop in tourism, on which fine dining restaurants in Buenos Aires rely. He also rejects the perception that fine dining is protected or cushioned against economic turmoil. “People assume everyone in fine dining is wealthy, but the reality is it’s just a different kind of business.

Known as “Hojarasca Law,” or “Dead Leaves Law,” the provision’s goal is to sweep 70 regulations that have become obsolete. The bill is part of President Javier Milei’s model of reducing state bureaucracy and flexibilizing regulations. The Milei administration has stated that keeping those old laws adds to the complexity of Argentina’s legal system for no reason. Sturzenegger called these laws “obsolete” and said there will be a “normative depuration” if the bill is approved. Like our president has demanded, Argentina will be the most free country in the world,” he wrote on X on Friday.

The Argentine government kick-started on Thursday a national and international public tender to sell Intercargo, the state-owned company responsible for ramp services at airports. The decision was formalized through Resolution 282/2026 and published in the Official Gazette. The selling was enabled by the Bases Law passed in July 2024, which declared the firm as “subject to privatization,” and then by a March 2025 decree that authorized the total privatization of the company. The resolution created an “ad hoc” Evaluation Committee composed of designated officials to review the proposals. The government’s strategy consists of privatizing the companies to obtain the U.S. dollars it is in dire need of.

Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said that the country is experiencing “record” economic activity and rejected rumors of a potential recession, following positive economic statistics released on Thursday. “Argentina’s economy is going through a process of growth, sustained by concrete numbers, and not sensations,” Caputo said, questioning press reports about a potential recession amid a growth in unemployment figures. Speaking in an interview with libertarian streaming channel Carajo, Caputo said that the latest data shows record numbers for economic activity, consumption and exports. Argentina’s economic activity grew by 1.9% in January interannually and 0.4% compared to December 2025, according to the national statistics institute, INDEC. During the Carajo interview, Caputo acknowledged that “not all figures are positive,” referring to the rise in unemployment and inflation.