Javier Milei Biography Flash a weekly Biography.In the past few days Javier Milei has been working to turn his libertarian shock therapy from campaign slogan into governing routine, and the headlines show just how aggressively he is trying to shape both Argentina’s institutions and his own legacy. According to the Buenos Aires Times and AFP, Milei is preparing a presidential decree to force Argentina’s newly elected Congress into extraordinary sessions from December 10 through at least December 30, effectively cancelling lawmakers traditional summer break so they can vote on his key reforms and the long delayed 2026 budget. Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni has been using X to frame this as a patriotic sacrifice, while unions and opposition figures are already warning of protests and an authoritarian drift. Government sources quoted by the Buenos Aires Times say those special sessions could even be extended into February, underscoring how central this legislative blitz is to Milei’s long term project to rewrite Argentina’s economic and legal rulebook.At the heart of that agenda is a sweeping labour reform bill whose final wording is being polished by Adorni, Lower House Speaker Martín Menem and Milei ally Patricia Bullrich. A leaked draft circulated among journalists and reported by Perfil and the Buenos Aires Times describes longer and more flexible working hours, a new severance fund to replace traditional payouts, looser vacation rules, curbs on judicial discretion in labour disputes, and a special regime for app based delivery workers cast as independent contractors with limited protections. Business associations are applauding the project as the end of what they call the mafia union model, while trade unions portray it as Milei trying to turn the clock back a century. Those same outlets report that Milei also wants Congress to pass a fiscal innocence law raising the bar for tax evasion crimes, a no fiscal deficit rule that would criminalize money printing, and a tougher penal code with harsher sentences and no statute of limitations for serious crimes, all pieces that could define his biography as the president who tried to permanently lock in austerity and law and order.On the economic front, Reuters and the Buenos Aires Times report that Milei’s team has just announced a four year local law dollar bond, the first such issuance in nearly eight years, dubbed a Bonar and maturing in November 2029 with a 6.5 percent coupon. Economy Minister Luis Caputo told local channel A24 that part of the proceeds will cover hefty sovereign maturities in January without draining central bank reserves, and he boasted that Argentine risk spreads have fallen enough to put the country the closest it has been in years to regaining access to global markets. Financial firms quoted by Reuters estimate a yield around 10.5 to 11 percent, a still hefty price that shows investors believe in Milei’s adjustment but are not ready to forget Argentina’s serial defaults. Strategically, this bond move and the legislative rush are being sold on Milei’s own social media as proof that the chainsaw president is methodically building a new economic order, not just shouting on TV.There are, as always with Milei, a few speculative sidelines: local gossip columns are buzzing about friction between hardline libertarians and more pragmatic PRO allies behind closed doors as they haggle over final bill language, but those accounts are based on unnamed sources and have not been fully confirmed. What is verified is that after his decisive win in the October midterm elections, Milei now controls the largest single bloc in the lower house, though still short of an absolute majority, forcing him into constant negotiation with provincial governors and centrist deputies to get any of this passed.For now, the image of Javier Milei in these past few days is of a president racing the clock, pulling Congress back from the beach, courting Wall Street with a fresh dollar bond, and gambling that voters will remember him as the man who broke Argentina’s old habits rather than the one who simply broke things. Thanks for listening, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an update on Javier Milei. And if you want more sharp, fast biographies like this one, search the term Biography Flash for more great stories.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/4mMClBvThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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