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4mo ago

Nationwide Marches Press Milei on Public University Funding

The standoff hinges on a 2025 funding law vetoed by President Javier Milei, now before the Supreme Court.

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Zehntausende Menschen haben in der argentinischen Hauptstadt Buenos Aires gegen die Kürzung öffentlicher Gelder für staatliche Universitäten demonstriert. Es war der vierte derartige Großprotest seit dem Amtsantritt von Präsident Milei Ende 2023.
Eine Demonstrantin beim Protest am Dienstag in Buenos Aires mit einem Schild mit der Aufschrift: "Die Stifte schreiben jeden Tag"

Overview

  • Protesters filled Buenos Aires and other cities Tuesday, with the University of Buenos Aires estimating 600,000 in the capital and more than one million nationwide, while police offered no count.
  • Public universities led the marches to demand disbursal of money that Congress approved in 2025, after which Milei vetoed the increase and the government asked the Supreme Court to decide with no set deadline.
  • The administration defends tight cuts as key to a budget surplus and slower inflation, and a top education official said universities should charge foreign students and submit to outside audits.
  • Local reporting said Milei announced new spending cuts a day before the march that trimmed education programs and stopped building work at 13 public universities.
  • University leaders warn that shortfalls are curbing classes, research, and care at teaching hospitals that treat thousands daily in a system where public university access is free.