“Through a decree, the president [of Argentina] Javier Milei restricted access to public information about the Government's actions, as well as the private activity and part of the public activity of its officials. At the same time, the Executive Branch will have the discretion to self-define and self-determine which data will be considered to be of public interest.
The new criteria that limit citizens from accessing (individually or collectively, independently or through the press) the national administration's data on public affairs are included in Decree 780/2024 published today in the Official Gazette.
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Milei's decree recognizes the republican principle of advertising of government acts, the promotion of citizen participation, management transparency and others. But it narrows the limits so that the administration of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) [Milei's political coalition] makes known only what the president wants.”
