Although the Senate didn’t deem that enough to halt the session, the world was watching — and few were applauding the Ley Bases going through. Despite multiple attempts to overwhelm the legislature and push it through at all costs, this is a remarkably watered-down version of the Ley Bases, having gone from 664 articles to 238. Reduced though it may be, the Ley Bases remains a mammoth piece of legislation that implements wide-sweeping reforms that deeply affect the lives of Argentines. There’s also the fact that following months of negotiations, the final vote count was 36-36 so this victory isn’t a comfortable one. Protesting or being close to a protest is not a crime, and when crimes are committed there should be due process.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald June 17, 2024 17:57 UTC