Javier Milei in real-time: New actions by the Government revealed
Buenos Aires Senate Advances Appointment of 131 Judges amid Reelection Delay Debate
Javier Fuego Simondet reports:
The Senate of Buenos Aires Province approved the appointments of 131 judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys on Wednesday, in a session that didn't address the hot topic of indefinite re-elections for mayors and legislators. This issue is causing division within the Justicialist Party, as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Axel Kicillof take opposing sides.
The Senate majority voted to endorse the candidatures, which include officials for the judicial departments of several cities, including Avellaneda, Bahía Blanca, Junín, La Matanza, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mercedes, Merlo, Moreno-General Rodríguez, Quilmes, San Isidro, San Martín, Trenque Lauquen, Zárate-Campana, Azul, Avellaneda-Lanús and Lomas de Zamora.
Bomb Threat at Constitution Station: Police Deployed to Check for Explosive Device
A 911 call alerted the City Police to a suspected explosive device inside Constitution Train Station. The Federal Police Anti-Bomb Unit is heading to the scene at Avenida Brasil 1128. Trains from the Roca Line and the C Subway Line's terminal are nearby.
The area where the device was reportedly located has been cordoned off and searched. No evacuation was carried out at the station.
Government Hands Over ESMA Building to Prosecutors for New Procedural System
Hernán Cappiello reports:
The Government handed over a building formerly run by the ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada) to prosecutors to establish a new procedural system, which will be implemented from August 11 in federal justice in the capital.
The 5,000-square-meter space, spread over three floors with 20 private offices, room for 350 workstations, an auditorium, a dining room, kitchen, and parking, will enable a more efficient system. The building was adjacent to the Secretariat of Human Rights, which has been downsized, resulting in 450 layoffs.
Paka Paka's New Programming: Libertarian Cartoons at the Center of Controversy
Maia Jastreblansky reports:
Private and public discussions on social media following Javier Milei's arrival at the Casa Rosada initiated speculation about the possibility of Goku, the Dragon Ball character, replacing Zamba, the iconic child from Clorinda (Formosa), on the state children's channel Paka Paka. The idea revolves around the idea that the manga series "transmits libertarian values."
If the administrative details for the relaunch of Paka Paka's content are finalized, the channel may feature a new culturally battle-themed programming, beginning in July. The Dragon Ball music and the image of the dragon sphere are used in the teaser for the relaunch, followed by the presentation of new contents: World Trigger, Mouk, Bobby and Bill, Ultrazombies and Tuttle Twins, a libertarian doctrine series that praises the figures of Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises, and Milton Friedman, while criticizing Karl Marx. The authors of the cartoon recently developed a character based on Javier Milei, depicting him as a disgruntled adolescent during a Marxist-style takeover of his athletics competition.
US Justice Requests Freeze of Virtual Wallets Linked to $LIBRA Case for over $55 Million
Federico González del Solar reports:
At the request of the US Justice, crypto platform Circle has frozen the virtual dollars of two accounts linked to the $LIBRA scandal. The move is under investigation for suspected fraud in Argentina, the US, and Spain.
The digital assets will remain blocked temporarily by order of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Court. They total over $55 million and are divided into two wallets.
One of the wallets, created for $LIBRA, is named "Team Wallet 1" and is presumed to belong to Hayden Davis, the crypto entrepreneur behind the launch of the virtual currency and who met with Milei. The wallet contains 13 million dollars.
Government Orders Mandatory Conciliation in Salary Dispute with Doctors at Garrahan Hospital
In the midst of the crisis facing Hospital Juan P. Garrahan, and just hours before the planned strike by doctors and workers at the pediatric hospital on Thursday, the Ministry of Human Capital ordered mandatory conciliation, which suspends the strike action.
Through resolution 1235, the ministry, headed by Sandra Pettovello, ordered the ATE union and the Association of Professionals and Technicians of Garrahan to suspend, during the 15-day period, "any direct action they were implementing and/or had planned to implement, providing services in the usual and habitual manner."
Pro Party Proposes Dissolving children's channel Paka Paka amid Libertarian Cartoon Controversy
Amid the controversy sparked by the relaunch of the children's channel Paka Paka, featuring the incorporation of a series of "libertarian" animated cartoons, deputy Silvana Giudici from the Pro block and an ally of the government presented a resolution project on Wednesday to dissolve the television signal.
"I am consistent with what I have been preaching since the Kirchnerist times: there is no need for state-funded audiovisual content signals when there is Public Television. The Paka Paka signal should be dissolved to align with the adjustment and deregulation policy that the Government is carrying out," Giudici explained to our website.
[1] Article on Clarín, April 2023 - https://www.clarin.com/politica/senado-provinciano-aprueba-nominaciones-Funcionarios-Justicia_0_168068580.html
[5] Article on Clarín, May 2023 - https://www.clarin.com/politica/senadores-kirchnerismo-defienden-reeleccion-indefinita_0_168097838.html
- The Senate majority's decision to endorse the candidatures for judicial positions in several cities, including some that are politically affiliated with the Justicialist Party, might face pressure from within the party due to the ongoing debate about indefinite reelections for mayors and legislators, as illustrated by the opposing views of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Axel Kicillof.
- Amidst the controversy over the incorporation of libertarian cartoons into Paka Paka, a private proposal has been made to dissolve the children's channel, with deputy Silvana Giudici from the Pro block suggesting that this action would align with the Government's policy of adjustment and deregulation.
