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Argentine University Community Marches Against Government

15 October 2026 at 15:00

The fifth Federal University March is taking place this Thursday, October 15, across Argentina. Participants are mobilizing toward the National Congress to demand compliance with the University Financing Law (No. 27.795), the restoration of salaries for both academic and non-academic staff, and the definitive rejection of the Javier Milei administration’s Emergency Decree (DNU) 70/23.

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Under the slogan Without funding, there is no science or education, the university community is calling for the immediate implementation of regulations that mandate the adjustment of operating funds, salaries, and scholarships in line with inflation. The protest was organized by the National Interuniversity Council (CIN), the Argentine University Federation (FUA), and the National Universities Trade Union Front.

Organizers report that academic and non-academic staff have seen their purchasing power decline by more than 32 percent so far this year. This action follows a judicial ruling that upheld injunctions and imposed financial penalties on the national government for failing to adjust funds and wages as required by law.

In the City of Buenos Aires, the main contingent—led by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA)—will gather at 1:00 p.m. at Plaza Houssay (at the intersection of Córdoba and Junín streets). Labor unions and social movements will begin assembling at 1:30 p.m. in the vicinity of the National Congress.

At 2:00 p.m., the march will proceed along Avenida Córdoba to Callao, then continue via Corrientes and Cerrito toward the parliamentary district. At 4:00 p.m., a joint statement from rectors, students, and labor unions will be read at Plaza del Congreso.

[AHORA] Estudiantes tomaron la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales en la previa de la Quinta Marcha Federal Universitaria.

Sumate a 'Diario de la noche' con @analiaargento, @eduardoprensa_ y @cotyvile 👉https://t.co/A3pv6QUv5q pic.twitter.com/H07gWnXj2U

— Argentina|12 (@argentina12ok) October 15, 2026

The text reads, “[NOW] Students took over the Faculty of Social Sciences ahead of the Fifth Federal University March.”

The protest coincides with a debate in the Chamber of Deputies regarding Emergency Decree (DNU) 70/23—a measure that has already been rejected by the Senate. The organizing groups aim to exert pressure to ensure the Lower House rejects the measure definitively.

The decree—viewed by the organizers as a cornerstone of the government’s ultraliberal agenda—impacts numerous sectors beyond education. Although the Supreme Court reversed its position, leaving the Land Law in effect following legal back-and-forth regarding its Article 154, universities have maintained their call to action due to the broad scope of the regulation.

Consequently, the day’s events bring together social, labor, political, and student organizations. The initiative also has the backing of the CGT, both branches of the CTA, ATE, and various scientific organizations—representing a coalition of workers and students united in defense of public education.

The protest movement spans the entire country. In Córdoba, the National University has suspended classes and is holding a march through the city center. In Santa Fe and Rosario, demonstrations are planned in response to disruptions in institutional operations, scholarship programs, and research activities. Higher education institutions across all provinces are staging strikes and protests.

This mobilization follows a series of strikes, open-air classes, and awareness-raising events. The organizers maintain that the implementation of Law 27.795 is essential to guarantee the continued operation of universities, sustain scientific research, and restore wages within the education sector.

🇦🇷 Argentine students have occupied the Education Secretariat to demand increased funding for public universities amid growing concerns about the future of higher education.

The student mobilization underscores the struggle to defend public education and secure the resources… pic.twitter.com/VGBlC1pZK0

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 9, 2026

No small potatoes: Andean tubers rescue the economy of a remote village in Argentina

13 October 2026 at 17:04
Franco Gabriel Gari holding Andean 'papines' in the Central Market of Buenos Aires on September 30, 2026.

The trip from the village of Iruya, in northwestern Argentina, to Buenos Aires Province can take several days. “The truck carrying fresh produce takes between 24 and 35 hours to arrive,” says Raúl Viveros, a member of the community Kolla Colanzulí of Finca Santiago. That is the effort required for the country’s largest market to sell the small potato-like tubers known as papines, which have a unique flavor and are produced by the first indigenous community to have been recognized by the state of Argentina.

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A resident of Iruya walking through town on August 31, 2026.VIew of Iruya, in Salta province in northwestern Argentina.Franco Gabriel Gari, an employee for Alta Red, unpacks Andean papines andinos from Iruya at the Central Market in Buenos Aires on September 30.

Promotoria diz que equipe médica deixou Maradona à própria sorte antes da morte

8 October 2026 at 19:48

A Promotoria que atua no julgamento da morte de Diego Maradona afirmou nesta quinta-feira (8) que o atendimento médico prestado ao ex-jogador em seus últimos dias de vida foi marcado por desorganização e falhas graves. Para os acusadores, a equipe responsável pelo tratamento colocou o ídolo argentino em uma situação de abandono e não cumpriu medidas consideradas necessárias para preservar sua vida.

Durante a apresentação dos argumentos finais, o promotor Patricio Ferrari classificou a internação domiciliar como uma operação caótica. Segundo ele, os profissionais envolvidos deixaram de cumprir obrigações médicas e adotaram condutas incompatíveis com o quadro de um paciente considerado vulnerável e complexo.

Sete profissionais de saúde são julgados no processo, entre eles médicos, uma psiquiatra, um psicólogo e um enfermeiro. Eles são acusados de homicídio com dolo eventual, modalidade em que a acusação sustenta que os envolvidos tinham consciência de que suas ações ou omissões poderiam levar à morte.

O julgamento ocorre desde abril em um tribunal de San Isidro, na região metropolitana de Buenos Aires. Ao longo de quase 45 audiências, mais de cem testemunhas e réus prestaram depoimentos.

Ferrari afirmou que, apesar da extensão do processo, os elementos centrais da acusação permanecem sustentados pelas provas apresentadas durante o julgamento.

Morte após cirurgia

Maradona morreu aos 60 anos, em 25 de novembro de 2020, durante uma internação domiciliar em Tigre, na região metropolitana de Buenos Aires. A causa apontada foi edema pulmonar seguido de parada cardiorrespiratória.

Dias antes, o ex-jogador havia passado por uma cirurgia para tratar um hematoma subdural na cabeça. O procedimento foi considerado bem-sucedido.

Para a Promotoria, porém, o quadro posterior exigia acompanhamento médico adequado e medidas que, segundo a acusação, não foram tomadas.

O promotor Cosme Iribarren afirmou que a morte poderia ter sido evitada e classificou o atendimento como inadequado. Segundo ele, a sequência dos acontecimentos demonstra que o agravamento do estado de saúde não foi tratado de maneira compatível com a gravidade do caso.

Julgamento entra na fase final

A etapa de alegações finais deve continuar pelas próximas duas semanas. Os sete acusados podem receber penas de até 25 anos de prisão caso sejam condenados pelos crimes atribuídos pela Promotoria.

A defesa ainda terá espaço para apresentar seus argumentos antes da decisão judicial.

O processo busca determinar se houve responsabilidade criminal dos profissionais que participaram do atendimento de Maradona e se as condutas adotadas nos últimos dias de vida contribuíram diretamente para a morte do ex-jogador.

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