Economic Policy

Argentina’s Senate Blocks Milei’s Bold Deregulation Moves: A Clash Over Sovereignty and Economic Freedom

By National Security Desk | August 22, 2025

In a striking legislative rebuke, Argentina’s Senate invalidates key decrees from President Javier Milei aimed at streamlining government and boosting economic liberty—raising critical questions about the clash between entrenched interests and true national sovereignty.

Argentina finds itself at a crossroads where the fight for genuine economic freedom and smaller government meets fierce institutional resistance. On Thursday, the Argentine Senate overwhelmingly rejected five presidential decrees from Javier Milei designed to restructure or shutter bloated state agencies and deregulate vital sectors like the maritime industry.These decrees, already struck down by the Chamber of Deputies last week, underscore a growing battle between a government seeking to restore fiscal sanity and an entrenched political class desperate to maintain control over state apparatuses that drain resources and stifle growth.Why Do Bureaucrats Fear State Downsizing?Milei’s decrees targeted a swath of...

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