Title: Milei Demands Fabiola Yáñez‘s Custody to Be Removed from Spain; Alberto Fernández Revokes Authorization for Fráncito’s Residence
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In a surprising turn of events, President Javier Milei has requested the removal of Fabiola Yáñez’s custody from Spain, sparking a chain of official actions. The request comes after a video surfaced showing Yáñez celebrating New Year’s Eve in a Madrid restaurant with a man, raising concerns about the care and security of her and Milei’s son, Fráncito.
Alberto Fernández, former president of Argentina, swiftly revoked the authorization for Fráncito to reside in Spain and has asked the fiscal of the civil case to bring him back to the country. In a written request submitted to the 20th Judge of the Penal, Penal Juvenile, Contravencional, and Faltas Court, Fernández expressed his belief that Fráncito is not being adequately cared for by his mother, and that Milei’s announcement could further jeopardize his security.
Meanwhile, the Senate presided by Victoria Villarruel has seen a significant increase in its budget, with a 144% hike in state funding. This increase comes despite criticism from President Milei regarding the "dietazo," or MPs raising their own salaries. The additional funds were mainly used to pay salaries, including senators’ diets, which total $7.8 million monthly in gross terms.
In other news, Alejandro Bodart, a former left-wing legislator, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended, for a series of tweets in 2022. He was found guilty of expressing antisemitic views and defending the Palestinian cause. Bodart accused Israel of being a "racist and negationist" state in his tweets.
ARC, the argentine tax collection agency, has increased the minimum transfer amounts that banks and digital wallets must report to the agency. This is a routine adjustment made to adapt to the country’s inflation and nominal issues.
Santiago Caputo, a key advisor to President Milei, is currently without a contract with the state, as his previous contract expired on December 31, 2024. Caputo has been a major influence on Milei’s decisions but has never held an official public position. Rather, he has been employed as a third-party contractor.
The Argentine government has prorogued the contracts of at least 40,000 public employees until the end of March. These employees are part of the non-permanent workforce and are now awaiting an aptitude exam to move to a more stable employment regime. Since Milei took office, nearly 36,000 public employees have been dismissed under the contract regime.
The tax revenue for 2024 increased by 205.6% compared to the previous year, with aённые13 billion pesos collected in December alone. This brings the annual total to 131.4 billion pesos.
Lastly, the Argentine Foreign Ministry has requested urgent cautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in favor of gendarme Nahuel Gallo, who has been detained in Venezuela for over three weeks. Meanwhile, the Government has authorized the export of scrap metal, a ban that had been in place since 2009, to be used as raw materials for specific productive processes or direct use.
