Argentina Milei reforms face opposition

In late July 2026, criticism of President Javier Milei's economic agenda began to surface in the Argentine Senate. Senator Cristina López denounced a government plan to auction two naval‑owned plots in Ushuaia, framing the sale as a profiteering scheme for Milei allies and warning that it undermined public assets and strategic interests.

A few days later, the backlash broadened to the agricultural sector. Small‑scale yerba‑mate growers in Misiones protested the abrupt removal of price controls and subsidies, which had caused mate prices to collapse, leading to job losses and lower incomes. The farmers blocked roads and called for relief, prompting a congressional inquiry into the reform's impact.

Together, these episodes illustrate mounting domestic resistance to Milei's shock‑therapy reforms, from privatization of state land to rapid price liberalisation, highlighting concerns over legality, strategic asset management, and the livelihoods of rural producers.