Opposition seeks special session to overturn Milei land decree

Opposition lawmakers formally requested a special session in the Chamber of Deputies for October 15 at 2:00 p.m. to vote on repealing Decree 70/23, which deregulated land ownership among other measures. The request carries 32 signatures from eight parliamentary blocs, including Union for the Homeland, Provincias Unidas, the Civic Coalition, the Left Front, and several provincial deputies.

The push gained momentum after the Supreme Court ruled on September 29 that the Center of Malvinas Ex-Combatants lacked standing to challenge Article 154, effectively reinstating the provision that removed limits on foreign land purchases. The Senate had previously rejected that chapter of the decree in March 2024.

“The DNU containing the repeal of the prohibition of limits on land purchases by foreigners is absolutely null and must be rejected immediately by both chambers.”

To convene the session, the opposition needs 129 deputies present for quorum, followed by a simple majority of those present to overturn the decree. Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió urged immediate rejection, calling the measure "absolute nullity" and warning it affects national sovereignty.

The session agenda also includes extending the national disability emergency until December 2027 and approving a family indebtedness law. The date coincides with the fifth Federal University March, adding political pressure on the government.