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Supreme Court Suspension Weakens Opposition Push to Reject Milei Decree

A provisional court ruling restoring rural land restrictions removes a key opposition argument ahead of a planned congressional vote on Decree 70/2023.

Sources: TN, La Nación, El Cronista3 sources ↓|· updated· 1 min read

KEY POINTS

  • Supreme Court suspended Article 154 of DNU 70/2023 on Oct 9, restoring rural land sale limits.
  • Opposition called a special session for Oct 15 to reject the full decree.
  • Government believes opposition lacks quorum after court ruling weakened their rationale.
  • Lower house speaker Martín Menem scheduled a rival session for Oct 21 with allied priorities.
  • Court ruling is provisional; constitutionality of the article remains undecided.

Argentina's Supreme Court provisionally suspended Article 154 of Decree 70/2023 on October 9, reinstating restrictions on foreign purchases of rural land while a federal court in Bariloche reviews the case. The ruling responded to a challenge by the civil association Árbol de Pie. The government views the decision as removing a primary argument used by opposition blocs to reject the entire decree.

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