Overview
- Prosecutors in the Salta avenue Paraguay case asked for a 17‑year prison term after forensic tests confirmed 1.62 g/l blood alcohol and marijuana in the driver’s system, and the court has taken the case under deliberation as families press for a tough sentence.
- The government’s political table reconvened at Casa Rosada to set a packed legislative program and shape Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni’s management report to Congress on Wednesday, with President Javier Milei and the full cabinet expected to attend.
- Adorni prepares to answer thousands of written questions from lawmakers while facing a federal probe by prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita into alleged illicit enrichment, adding legal pressure to the high‑profile appearance.
- Economic Coordination Secretary Carlos Frugoni resigned after media and official checks found at least seven U.S. properties and two companies he had not declared to anti‑corruption and customs authorities, and Fernando Herrmann was tapped to replace him.
- Peru’s congressional defense committee suspended a hearing on a roughly $3.5 billion plan to buy 24 F‑16s after the prime minister and key ministers failed to appear, deepening scrutiny over whether the contract is finalized and how the state will pay for it.