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1. INDEC: Poverty stood at 28.2% in the second half of 2025

The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) released the results of the Continuous Household Survey (EPH) for the second half of 2025, showing a poverty rate of 28.2% in the country’s major urban centers. This is the lowest level since the first half of 2018, when the rate stood at 27.3%. The figure represents a decrease of 9.9 percentage points compared to the same period in 2024. Extrapolated to the total national population of 47.9 million, approximately 13.5 million people remain below the poverty line and 3 million live in extreme poverty. The extreme poverty rate stood at 6.3%, a year-over-year decrease of 1.9 percentage points. According to INDEC, the improvement is attributed to an 18.3% increase in household income, which exceeded the rise in the Total Basic Basket (11.3%) and the Food Basic Basket (11.9%) during the period. Child poverty also declined: 41.3% of children under 14 live below the poverty line, 10.6 percentage points less than in the same period of the previous year.

Clarín: La pobreza bajó a 28,2% en el final de 2025 y marcó el menor nivel en siete años

2. Labor reform: The court ruled in favor of the CGT and suspended more than 80 provisions of the law

National Labor Court No. 63, presided over by Judge Raúl Ojeda, granted an injunction requested by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and ordered the provisional suspension of 82 articles of the Labor Modernization Act No. 27,802, enacted on February 27, 2026. The injunction remains in effect until a final judgment is issued in the main case. The court based its decision on the existence of sufficient evidence of a potential violation of constitutional rights—including the principle of protection, progressive labor standards, and freedom of association—and on the risk that the immediate application of the law would generate effects that would be difficult to reverse regarding current labor relations. Among the key provisions affected by the suspension are the modifications to the severance pay system—including the creation of the Labor Assistance Fund (FAL) as a substitute scheme—changes to the right to strike and the expansion of minimum services, restrictions on union activity and the reduction of time off for union representatives, the priority given to company-level agreements over sector-wide agreements, the repeal of the telework law, the exclusion of platform workers from the general labor regime, and the modification of the jurisdiction of the National Labor Courts. The measure is provisional. The national government retains the right to appeal to the National Labor Appeals Chamber.

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3. The courts ruled that the government must implement the university funding law

The Federal Administrative Court rejected the national government’s appeal and upheld the preliminary injunction ordering the executive branch to immediately implement the Law on University Education Funding and Teacher Salary Adjustments (No. 27,795). Justices Sergio Fernández and Jorge Morán described the arguments presented by the State as “insubstantial” and noted that the fiscal impact of the measure is low, with no substantial effect on the public interest, while the constitutional right to public higher education was at stake. The injunction requires compliance with Articles 5 and 6 of the law, which pertain to the salary adjustment for faculty and non-faculty staff at public universities for the period between December 1, 2023, and the enactment of the law in September 2025, as well as the restructuring of student scholarship programs. The order had originally been issued in December 2025 by Federal Judge Enrique Cormick, as part of an injunction filed by the National Interuniversity Council (CIN) with the support of more than 40 public universities. At that time, the judge ruled that Decree 759/2025—through which the Executive Branch suspended the law’s implementation, making it contingent on the identification of specific funding sources—exhibited characteristics of arbitrariness and manifest illegality. The government had argued before the House that Congress is responsible for defining budget items and that the injunction would undermine fiscal balance, arguments that the court rejected in its ruling.

Perfil: La actividad económica creció 0,4% en enero según el INDEC

4. Adorni will deliver his first state of the state address amid controversy over his assets

Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni will deliver his first state-of-the-administration report to the Chamber of Deputies on April 29, amid growing pressure from the opposition over alleged irregularities in his financial disclosures. In the 48 hours leading up to the deadline for submitting questions, lawmakers sent 4,800 inquiries—equivalent to 100 per hour—representing a 45% increase compared to the last presentation by his predecessor, Guillermo Francos, in August 2025. Meanwhile, United Inter-Bloc deputies Pablo Juliano, Esteban Paulón, and Maximiliano Ferraro submitted a request for information to the Executive Branch containing 29 questions directed at the Anti-Corruption Office, aimed at determining whether that agency initiated verification procedures regarding the evolution of Adorni’s assets since his inauguration, whether it detected inconsistencies in his sworn statements, and whether there are any assets or properties linked to his family that should be considered in a comprehensive assessment. On the judicial front, federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita summoned notary Adriana Mónica Nechevenko to testify as a witness; she was involved in the official’s purchase of an apartment in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito. The opposition is also considering launching a formal inquiry in the lower house. President Javier Milei confirmed that he will attend the April 29 briefing in support of the chief of staff.

BAE Negocios: Diputados pidieron informes por el patrimonio de Adorni y apuntaron a la Oficina Anticorrupción

5. The $Libra Case: New Evidence Found on Novelli’s Cell Phone and a Request for a Preliminary Investigation into Javier and Karina Milei

The judicial investigation into the $LIBRA case has seen new developments. The forensic analysis of trader Mauricio Novelli’s cell phone—which contained 104,624 files—revealed three documents linked to Digital Pelicanoy SA, one of the companies under investigation in connection with the alleged CoinX World scam, a cryptocurrency investment platform that was reported as a Ponzi scheme. Two of these documents indicate that the company had been registered in El Salvador since 2021. The General Inspectorate of Justice had concluded in 2023 that it was a “shell company,” after finding that it was not operating at its declared tax address. The discovery adds to a growing body of judicial pressure on the defendants. The complaint led by Juan Grabois requested that Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi summon President Javier Milei, his sister Karina Milei—Secretary General of the Presidency—and Novelli himself for questioning, as they are accused of alleged fraud in connection with the launch of the $LIBRA token on February 14, 2025. Meanwhile, Novelli’s defense team requested the exclusion of the forensic analysis of his cell phone, alleging irregularities in the chain of custody, unauthorized access to the material by personnel with no functional connection to the case, and the inclusion of information that exceeded the authorized search parameters. The case is being handled by Federal Court No. 9.

El Norte: Caso $LIBRA: crece la presión judicial sobre Novelli