Informativo MercoPress 07/08/2026

 

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Argentine Senate passes property bill after dropping two key chapters

La Libertad Avanza had removed on Wednesday the chapter easing rural land purchases by foreigners, following opposition from several allied governorsArgentina's Senate approved in the early hours of Friday, by 37 votes to 33, the Inviolability of Private Property bill promoted by Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, after the governing bloc withdrew the two chapters that drew the most resistance. The text now goes to the Chamber of Deputies.


Milei promotes a summit of right-wing presidents outside existing regional bodies

Milei held a bilateral meeting with his Ecuadorian counterpart, Daniel Noboa, at the Carondelet Palace, in the first official visit by an Argentine president to Quito in nearly two decadesArgentine President Javier Milei is working to convene a summit of right-wing leaders from across the Americas outside existing multilateral organizations, though no date has been set. The initiative comes amid a series of trips that took him this week to Ecuador and Colombia.


Colombia: De la Espriella takes office in Cali without Petro present

The 47-year-old criminal defense lawyer won the June 21 runoff against left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda, having never held public office or stood for election beforeAbelardo de la Espriella takes office as president of Colombia on Friday at a ceremony held at the Santiago de Cali University, outside Bogotá and without the attendance of his predecessor, Gustavo Petro, in a handover marked by confrontation between the two men.


Police disperse march against property bill with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon

According to police sources, the Federal Police arrested three people and the Buenos Aires City Police another nine, all charged with assault and resisting authorityTwelve people were detained on Thursday during clashes outside Argentina's Congress, at a demonstration called against the Inviolability of Private Property bill being debated in the Senate.


Two months from the vote, Lula turns diplomatic crises into a sovereignty message

Lula links that pressure to the former president's familyBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enters the final stretch toward the October 4 elections with three open diplomatic fronts and a message centered on defending national sovereignty.


 

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