Diego Giuliano a remis en cause les changements apportés à la loi sur les terres et a mis en garde contre l'endettement des familles

The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approved the Private Property Inviolability bill on Wednesday with 124 votes in favor, 119 against, and six abstentions. The legislation, a central pillar of President Javier Milei’s legislative agenda, restores limits on foreign ownership of rural land while accelerating eviction procedures and modifying expropriation rules. Because the lower house amended the text previously approved by the Senate, the bill must return to the upper chamber for final sanction before it becomes law. National Deputy Diego Giuliano of the Union for the Homeland coalition questioned several aspects of the changes debated during the session. Speaking on the program QR!, Giuliano highlighted the restoration of the 2011 Land Law limits on foreign purchases as a key achievement for the opposition. He noted that the government had originally repealed this regulation via Decree 70/2023 at the start of its term. Giuliano attributed the reversal to social pressure and mobilization by various sectors, stating that the decision represented a step back for the administration. However, he warned that the voting outcome included modifications he considered harmful, specifically regarding expropriations and evictions. The vote was decided by a margin of five votes. The abstentions proved crucial for the project's advancement. Five deputies allied with Martin Llaryora, the governor of Cordoba and a member of the Justicialist Party, abstained, along with Alvaro Gonzalez of the Republican Proposal party. Support for the bill came primarily from Milei’s La Libertad Avanza formation, along with allies including the Republican Proposal, the centrist Civic Radical Union, and certain provincial blocs. Opposition to the measure was led by the Union for the Homeland, the Civic Coalition, the Left Front, the Movement of Integration and Development, and congressmen allied with governors Raul Jalil of Catamarca and Osvaldo Jaldo of Tucuman. In the province of Chaco, all seven deputies participated in the vote without absences. Four voted in favor, comprising two members of the Civic Radical Union and two from La Libertad Avanza. Three deputies from the Union for the Homeland voted against the proposal. There were no abstentions recorded among the Chaco representatives. The bill introduces specific changes to the regime of expropriations for public utility. It requires strict criteria of suitability, necessity, and proportionality. Furthermore, it mandates that the state pay 100 percent of the compensation, including market value and lost profits, before property transfer can occur. Giuliano criticized these provisions, arguing that incorporating concepts such as lost profits and hypothetical gains into compensation calculations would make expropriations more expensive. He linked this change to the government’s decision to reduce state intervention in infrastructure, suggesting it could hinder public works projects. Another point of contention involves the acceleration of eviction processes. Giuliano warned that shorter procedures might conflict with provincial procedural codes. He noted that provinces create these codes and anticipated judicial challenges based on the encroachment of national authority on provincial competencies. The bill also modernizes the Real Estate Property Registry. During his interview, Giuliano addressed the disability debate, indicating that the opposition had secured advances in that area, though specific details of the measures were not elaborated upon. He also criticized the failure to process a project aimed at preventing and repairing damages associated with the El Nino phenomenon. The initiative, submitted 80 days prior, sought to establish prevention tools against intense precipitation. Giuliano cited the floods in Bahia Blanca as precedent and criticized the president’s stance on climate change, asserting the need for policies to mitigate extreme weather damage. He further alerted to the debt burden facing Argentine families, referencing a project intended to address the situation of indebted individuals. The legislative session concluded after a marathon duration. The final text includes Chapter IV, which preserves the Land Law previously repealed by the executive branch. This specific provision received broad support, with 239 deputies voting in favor. Two new articles were added to the text, including Article 38, which repeals specific sections of the earlier decree. The bill now heads to the Senate, where legislators will resolve the treatment of the incorporated changes. Until that process concludes, the initiative has not achieved definitive legal status.