🇦🇷Week of October 26

Two NGOs asked a court to annul the dismissals of Javier Milei and his sister in the $LIBRA case, arguing that the prosecutor and the judge omitted rules that guarantee victims the right to be heard and to seek review of final decisions. The filing targets the rulings that cleared the president and the other defendants.1

Investors harmed in the $LIBRA case also appealed the dismissals in federal court, extending the challenge to Javier Milei and the rest of those implicated. The appeals add a second front to the effort to reopen the case.234

The dismissals under challenge covered Javier Milei and his sister, and the investors' appeal reaches the other defendants as well. The NGOs' request and the investors' appeal both seek to overturn those rulings.123

The company behind the project leads Argentina's lithium sector and is now turning its attention to copper, the same mining firm's next target.1

Milei did not speak about Brazil or about Flávio Bolsonaro at the event, avoiding the subject of Bolsonaro's flight.23

Attributed claim: A libertarian deputy said Milei was attacked in Catamarca, and the claim was denied.4

Three teachers' unions called a national strike and a day of mourning for Thursday over the killing of Nancy Godoy, a 52-year-old rural teacher in Corrientes province. In the town of Esquina, teachers, relatives and friends of Godoy marched to demand justice and that the crime be solved.1

Godoy's body has been found, and an autopsy began on Thursday. Four people are accused of the murder and a fifth is detained for false testimony, with the autopsy expected to be key to clarifying her death.23

At the march, Godoy's children said: "Let those who have to pay, pay." The teachers' action carried the message that the killing "hurts all of us."41

The strike reached Córdoba, where the teachers' union UEPC also joined the national stoppage.56

Pope Leo XIV confirmed that he will visit Argentina. The confirmation drew a public reaction from President Javier Milei, who celebrated the news.12

Milei welcomed the announcement with the words "Enormous joy." The pope's confirmation was also received with the phrase "It fills me with joy," as the trip to Argentina was made official.23

Two national holidays were confirmed for November, with the dates and reasons tied to the papal visit. Across the Río de la Plata, Uruguay is also counting down to receive the pope, with warnings issued to volunteers and a chapel set up at the Centenario.45

The Argentine government issued the regulations for Inocencia Fiscal II, a tax regime that lets holders of undeclared dollars, the so-called colchón savings, bring those funds into the formal system. The regime operates alongside Ganancias Simplificada under Ley 27.799, which sets out adhesion, convalidation and exclusion rules for the simplified income-tax system.12

Tax authority ARCA allows taxpayers to pay the difference owed under Ganancias until October 30, giving a last window to join the regime. El Cronista reported that some savers can still sign up at the last minute, while questions about how the undeclared dollars may be used remain open.34

Página|12 described the regulations as facilities granted for Inocencia Fiscal II, while Infobae reported that experts are divided over how the dollars held outside the banking system can be used under the new rules. Both accounts center on the same regulation and the same October 30 deadline.51

The regime's rules cover who may adhere to Ganancias Simplificada, how existing enrollments are convalidated, and the grounds for exclusion from the system. The October 30 date applies to payment of the Ganancias difference through ARCA.23

María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after almost ten months in exile, arriving in Caracas following a caravan that lasted several hours and drew a crowd. She was accompanied by a multitude as she reached the capital.123

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Machado's return to Venezuela is the result of the conversations the United States supports, according to Clarín. President Donald Trump said of her return: "I hope she is safe."45

The Hotesur-Los Sauces money-laundering trial against former president Cristina Kirchner and her son Máximo Kirchner began this week before Federal Oral Court No. 5, with the second hearing held with both as defendants on charges of illicit association and money laundering. Prosecutors say the hotel company and the real-estate firm were used to launder returns from public works. The trial is expected to run for more than a year and to extend through the entire 2027 electoral calendar.12

Prosecutors told the court that the Kirchners' real-estate firm had no office and no employees, and set out what they described as the maneuver used to guarantee the success of the laundering. The accountant who testified said: "I regret having participated in these money-laundering maneuvers."341

The reading of the accusation against Cristina Kirchner and her son Máximo continued at the hearing, with the court taking in the prosecution's case in full.56

Outside the courtroom, one speaker said: "If action had been taken earlier, there would have been fewer robberies."7

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has acknowledged his electoral defeat to a protest movement led by students, ending 14 years in power. The Student List won a clear victory over the party of the president, according to results reported across outlets.123

The parliamentary elections in Serbia were framed as a decisive contest between Vucic and the student movement. The Student List's win over the president's party was described as clear by multiple outlets.345

Attributed claim: RTVE.es, a centre-left outlet, described the outcome as the student movement winning the elections against the populist Vucic. La Nación, a centre-right outlet, reported that Vucic recognized the defeat to a student movement after 14 years in power. Both accounts agree on the result and the concession; they differ in how they label Vucic, with RTVE.es calling him a populist while La Nación emphasizes the length of his tenure.25