Overview
- The special Chamber of Deputies commission convened at Rosario's Municipal Council at midday Monday, marking its first hearing outside Buenos Aires.
- Judicial records attribute at least 124 deaths to contaminated fentanyl, and a federal investigation with about a dozen accused remains active.
- Rosario is a major locus of cases, with 59 deaths in the province and 30 city residents counted in the judicial tally.
- The commission, led by Mónica Fein with Silvana Giudice and Victoria Tolosa Paz in leadership roles, took testimony focused on accountability and prevention.
- Families urged laws for end‑to‑end digital traceability of high‑risk drugs, interoperable electronic health records, and an automated national alert system, while lawmakers plan to question Health Minister Mario Lugones and ANMAT leaders on Nov. 13 before issuing findings on Dec. 9.