🇵🇪🛠🧔 — The Congress of Peru appointed José Maria Balcazar as interim president, his ideology is left-wing and he is a member of the "Perú Libre" (PL) party.

Balcazar is quite controversial in Peruvian politics, accused of fraudidentity theft, bribery and fraud, as well as supporting child marriage, and having relationships with girls aged 14 and younger

🇵🇪❎🛠 —Peruvian Congress President Fernando Rospigliosi blamed lawmakers for the “censure of Jerí,” stating that “the damage is already done” and that everything possible must be done to mitigate it by preventing Balcazar from remaining as interim president.

Now those who encouraged the censure of Jerí say that ‘Congress’ is to blame. NO. Those responsible for this disaster are the IRRESPONSIBLE actors who provoked this crisis, who allied themselves with the left and the ‘caviar’ elites, along with the media that encouraged them. They were incapable of establishing, BEFORE censuring Jerí, the necessary alliances to replace him. The damage is done. Everything possible must be done to mitigate it.

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🇦🇷🏛 — With the presence of 130 deputies in the Chamber of Deputies, quorum has been achieved and the discussion for the Labor Reform has begun

⚠️ — Expect protests and possible incidents during the discussion on Labor Reform, in addition to the ongoing General Strike.

🇦🇷❌🌹 — Left-wing protesters tore down a police fence and the motorcycle police acted, expelling the protesters from Congress Square.

🇦🇷❌🌹 — One of the left-wing protesters who was arrested was found to be carrying a weapon.

🇦🇷💸🔥 — According to data from the Institute of Economics from UADE, the estimated cost of the general strike to the economy will be 696.268 billion Argentine pesos, equivalent to approximately US$489 million.

This figure represents 0.8% of February's GDP.

🇦🇷🏛✅ — With 135 votes in favor and 115 against respectively, the Labor Reform (with modifications) was approved in the Chamber of Deputies.

🏛 — The labor reform returns to the Senate for final consideration.

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🇦🇷💥 — EXPLOSION AT THE ARGENTINE NATIONAL GENDARMERIE SCHOOL!

🇦🇷💥 — A bomb exploded at the School of the Argentine National Gendarmerie, two people were injured.

🇦🇷💣⚠️ — A bomb was found at the Mercado Libre distribution center in Villa Celina, Buenos Aires. All workers were evacuated.

🇦🇷🪨 — Of note, the bomb found at the Mercado Libre distribution center was at the same time as the explosion at the Gendarmerie School.

🇦🇷⚠️🇲🇽⬛️ — The Argentine Foreign Ministry issued a statement urging citizens to carefully evaluate the necessity of traveling to Jalisco, Mexico, and to exercise extreme caution for those already in the area.

In light of recent events in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, Argentine citizens are advised to carefully evaluate the necessity of traveling to that jurisdiction and, if not essential, to postpone travel until the situation stabilizes.

Those already in Jalisco are advised to exercise extreme caution, avoid areas where security incidents have occurred, stay informed through official sources, and follow the instructions of local authorities at all times, as well as the security alerts and procedures issued through official channels.

In an emergency, contact the Argentine Consulate in Mexico.

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🇦🇷✅ — With 69 votes in favor and 3 against respectively, the Mercosur-EU Agreement was approved in the Upper House (🏛 Senate)

🇦🇷✅ — The amendments to the Glaciers Law were approved in the Upper House (Senate) with a vote of 40 in favor, 31 against, and 1 abstention, and now move to the Lower House (Deputies).

The amendment seeks to make the original law more flexible to allow for more mining activity in periglacial zones, conditioning strict protection on technical demonstration of effective hydrological function.

It prioritizes economic development and provincial federalism, but has generated strong opposition from environmental groups and opposition parties who warn of risks to water and the environment.

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🇦🇷✅🏛 — With 44/27/1 affirmative, negative and abstentions respectively, the law lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years was approved in the Upper House (Senate)

🇦🇷 —The law will go to the Executive Branch for approval; after approval, people aged 14 and over will be tried as adults.

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