*Opposition rejects approval of “Law of Bases” bill
*Senator Lucia Crexell accused of shelling her vote
*The Law of Bases: legal frame for Milei to keep dismantling the state
*Senator Lucia Crexell accused of shelling her vote
*The Law of Bases: legal frame for Milei to keep dismantling the state
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00:00And with just the right amount of boats, without a single boat to spare and with the tiebreaker boat of Vice President Victoria Villarreal,
00:07the government of Javier Millet obtained its first important legislative victory since it has been in power,
00:13with the Senate's approval of the Law of Bases Bill and the fiscal package.
00:18From Buenos Aires, Argentina, our correspondent Juan Carlos Bartolota with the details.
00:23Although the two bills considered fundamental for the government will now have to go back to the Chamber of Deputies,
00:32the Javier Millet's administration celebrated the Senate approval as a triumph.
00:37Today is a beautiful morning as they say around yesterday the Nation's Senate approved the Law of Bases and starting points for the Freedom of Argentines Bill.
00:48The Law of Bases modifies a large number of laws, including labor and economic laws, such as the incentive regime for large investments,
00:59reasons that generated the rejection of opposition blocs such as the Peronismo.
01:05First of all, I would like to tell you that the flag should be hoisted at half-mast,
01:10because as one of the representatives of the SMEs who came here said, the passing of this law meant the death sentence for the small and medium-sized companies.
01:20Two of them actually said it, and unfortunately today we are moving forward in that direction.
01:26However, the passing of the bill was not exempt from a scandal that led to a bribery accusation against Senator Lucía Cresel,
01:33who allegedly exchanged her vote for the ambassadorship to UNESCO.
01:38She was offered an ambassadorship and she accepted.
01:43And yesterday, the day before this session, we knew the request of the UNESCO,
01:49or I don't know what, but we knew the next of this request for an agreement to designate on behalf of the executive branch,
01:56the Madam Chairman, if I wonder.
02:00So, Madam President, I wonder if you can help me,
02:06because I know that you are not going to help me,
02:13So, Madam President, I wonder if you can help me,
02:19I see if you can help me answer this question.
02:22Is she going to vote? Can she vote? Should she abstain?
02:26Should she abstain?
02:29Will her vote be impeached?
02:33Is this a crime? Is this vote ethical?
02:39While the debate was taking place, the repression of the federal forces against the demonstrators who opposed the law of basis
02:46left 200 people injured and more than 30 arrested.
02:51The truth is that this is a real step backwards made by the Argentinian politics.
02:57It's unbelievable that senators who call themselves Peronists vote for this law, because they know what it is all about.
03:06They want to sell our natural resources, they want to sell our future, our children's future, our grandchildren's future.
03:13That is why the entire labor movement is organized, to say no to the law of basis.
03:19I would do anything for my country, but it's unfortunate how the situation is now,
03:22and to see how nobody does anything for the students or for the pensioners, nobody does anything at all.
03:27It's crazy that we go out to protest or demonstrate, and they threaten to kill you or shoot you with a rubber bullet. It's crazy.
03:35The young woman we were listening to is only 18 years old, but she knows what these laws are about.
03:41They are the legal frame for Javier Millet to continue with his policy of adjustment and dismantling of the state
03:46without any benefits for the Argentine population.