In a victory for Javier Milei’s government, the congressional commissions discussing the reform package known as the “omnibus bill” issued a favorable verdict, allowing it to be debated in Congress on Thursday. Feverish negotiations with members of the opposition started when the project was first filed on December 27, and continued well after Tuesday’s debate started. Peronist bloc Unión por la Patria got the largest minority verdict, which opposed the omnibus bill, with 45 votes. He said the omnibus bill seeks to give the necessary guarantees to allow citizens to do “whatever they want.”Juan Manuel López, from the centrist Coalición Cívica party, said his party could not vote for the omnibus bill. “We still can defeat this omnibus bill, [Javier] Milei and [Economy Minister Nicolás Caputo’s austerity package, [Security Minister Patricia] Bullrich’s protocol, and the mega-decree,” he said, minutes before the session ended.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald January 24, 2024 20:04 UTC