Argentine Senate passes property bill after dropping two key chapters
Argentina's Senate approved in the early hours of Friday, by 37 votes to 33, the Inviolability of Private Property bill promoted by Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, after the governing bloc withdrew the two chapters that drew the most resistance. The text now goes to the Chamber of Deputies.
The Argentine Senate approved the Inviolability of Private Property bill on Friday after dropping two contentious chapters. The vote, held early in the morning, was 37 votes to 33, with no abstentions. The governing bloc removed the chapters that caused the most resistance, including one easing rural land purchases by foreigners and another reforming the Fire Management Law.
The latter law restricted changes of use on certain lands for up to 60 years, while the approved bill retains reforms on evictions, expropriations, and the Real Estate Property Registry. The bill now goes to the Chamber of Deputies for further consideration. The session lasted over eleven hours. Senator Edith Terenzi, who chaired the Environment Committee, criticized the removed chapter as regressive and in violation of the Escazú Agreement.
The bill is seen as a guarantee for property owners, according to its leader, Patricia Bullrich. Peronist senators attempted to return the bill to committee, but the motion was rejected. Some senators, including Marcelo Lewandowski, criticized the handling of the process, while others, like Senator Juliana Di Tullio, sought to recuse a governing-party legislator from voting due to his ownership of a farm management firm.
Remote participation by Senator Anabel Fernández Sagasti and Radical senator Flavio Fama was also denied.
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