This increase was a pending account for libertarian management, after a major salary update announced in November by the previous administration was not fulfilled. In an official act, Javier Milei He had justified the decision by saying that it was impossible to pay. There have been improvements since then, but they have always lagged behind inflation.
A few days ago, the Minister of DefenseLuis Petriassured that the salary update will serve “to recover purchasing power and continue with the recovery, which will undoubtedly be achieved by lowering inflation.”
He did so during a reception ceremony for the first of four Norwegian Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion aircraft worth a total of $37 million. “Today we can proudly say, for example, that 20,000 soldiers are eating in their regiments and barracks, whereas just over 12 months ago they had to go home because they were not provided with the necessary rations to continue their training,” Petri said.
These measures are part of a Government plan in which it attempts to Involving the Armed Forces in Internal Threats such as terrorism and drug trafficking, they say. To do so, they will have to modify the laws on National Defense and Internal Security.
The bill to allow the Armed Forces to intervene in internal security
At the beginning of August the Government shipping to Deputies a Bill to allow the Armed Forces (FFAA) to intervene in internal security in acts considered as “terrorists“. Following the last dictatorship (1976-1983) and the trial of the Military Juntas in 1985, there was a political consensus to prevent this possibility. It is likely to cause a lot of commotion in the opposition.
The shipment was confirmed then by the presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorniat his usual press conference. “The modification of article 27 of the Internal Security Law is proposed in order to incorporate a new option for military employment at the request of a crisis committee“, he announced. The reform is promoted by the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri.
According to what he said Adorni, The reform “proposes that the Forces work in a coordinated manner with the security forces to confront terrorism with patrol actions, control of people and vehicles in specific areas”after which he clarified that these interventions are planned “for a limited time and that they can catch people in flagrante delicto.”
Source: Ambito
