by Martina Jaureguy and Facundo Iglesia

President Javier Milei’s flagship state reform proposal known as the “omnibus bill” will be debated in the Chamber of Deputies in a session scheduled to begin Wednesday at 10 a.m.

The bill aims to modify or eliminate hundreds of laws and reform key aspects of public administration, economic regulations, and norms that pertain to social life, such as the right to protest.

The session is expected to last around 40 hours, with a 12 to 14-hour recess that has yet to be confirmed. First, deputies from each bloc will give speeches about the proposal. After, they will vote on the bill as a whole and then on each article separately.

With just 38 out of 257 deputies, the ruling coalition La Libertad Avanza (LLA) has been intensely negotiating for the past month to gather the necessary backing. Major points of the bill, such as the fiscal chapter, have been removed to get more support. Out of the 664 articles the original bill had, 278 have been removed and 40 were modified.

If approved, Milei could take on legislative powers until December 2024 and rule via decree over issues deemed to be a public emergency. Congress could also extend that period for another year. These special powers have been a sticking point in negotiations, with their........

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