President Javier Milei dissolved the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism (INADI, by its Spanish acronym) via a presidential decree on Tuesday. This is the first time the president has used the exceptional powers granted to him by the Ley Bases to eliminate a public institution.

The government had already tried to dismantle the INADI in February but was unable to do so given that a decision like this needed to go through Congress. The approval of the state-reform package Ley Bases at the end of June gave Milei the power to skip that step and do it himself.

The institute was barely operational at this point. Most of its workers had either been dismissed or had no tasks to perform. Many of those who had been laid off were people of color, disabled, and members of the LGBTQIA community. Several provincial INADI offices had also been closed, meaning........

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