Victor R. Caivano

Después de casi 50 años, Eduardo Ramos y Alicia Cerrotta vuelven a casa. Eduardo, periodista y poeta de 21 años, y su esposa Alicia, psicóloga de 27, fueron secuestrados por militares pocos meses después del golpe de Estado del 24 de marzo de 1976. Sus restos fueron hallados por el @camit.unt y @eaafoficial en la mayor fosa clandestina de la dictadura argentina, el Pozo de Vargas, donde fueron arrojadas al menos 149 personas. ---- After nearly 50 years, Eduardo Ramos and Alicia Cerrotta are returning home. Eduardo, a 21-year-old journalist and poet, and his wife Alicia, a 27-year-old psychologist, were abducted by military forces just months after the coup d'état of March 24, 1976. Their remains were identified by @camit.unt and @eaafoficial in the largest clandestine mass grave of the Argentine dictatorship, Pozo de Vargas, where at least 149 people were victims of the regime.

Beneath a leaden sky in a municipal cemetery, relatives of Eduardo Ramos and Alicia Cerrotta carry the two urns containing their remains. They lean down to kiss the wooden caskets before resting them in a mausoleum in Argentina's northern province of Tucuman. “We finally know where they are,” one of them whispers. The burial marked the closing of a 50-year wound. Eduardo, a 21-year-old journalist and poet, and his wife Alicia, a 27-year-old psychologist, were kidnapped by Argentine military forces in the months following the 1976 coup that ushered in a bloody dictatorship. Full AP story by Debora Rey here: /article/argentina-dictatorship-videla-disappeared-tucuman-military-6cc531d9309289aa94f27cdd054cf4fb En español: /article/argentina-dictadura-aniversario-desaparecidos-0b9513bb86e6f179cff3eb2ed533385f

Driving through fires in Patagonia.

Part of my video coverage of the fires in Patagonia. See link in bio for story.

Part of my work on the massive fires in Argentina's Patagonia. Here is an excerpt from the story by Isabel Debre (find a link in the bio): "The wildfires, among the worst to hit the drought-stricken Patagonia region in decades, have devastated more than 45,000 hectares (over 110,000 acres) of Argentina’s native forests in the last month and a half, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists. As of Monday (Feb. 2), the inferno was still spreading. The crisis, with most of Argentina’s fire season still ahead, has reignited anger toward the country’s radical libertarian president, Javier Milei, whose harsh austerity drive in the last two years has slashed spending on programs and agencies that not only work to combat fires but also protect parks and prevent blazes from igniting and spreading in the first place."

Argentina’s senate dealt a blow to President Javier Milei's libertarian agenda Thursday, overriding his veto on raising disability benefits, in the first such congressional reversal of his presidency. Lawmakers in the upper house voted 63-7 to strike down Milei’s veto of a bill that boosts financial aid for people with disabilities — far above the two-thirds majority needed. The legislative defeat adds to Milei's mounting troubles, which include a corruption scandal in the nation’s disability agency that has entangled his influential sister and a weakening peso that has prompted the central bank to raise interest rates to commerce-suffocating levels.

Part of my video coverage on the Argentine Congress overriding President Milei's veto of an emergency disability law. ----------------------------------- Paola Vergara, 42, mother of Nayla, 8, who has Down syndrome: "Being in the uncertainty of not knowing what was going to happen. Whether she would be left without therapy, without school, without transportation, it caused us a lot of anxiety. It's hard for us to get a medical appointment. It's hard for us to get authorization (for medicine or therapies). It's hard for us to get everything for them. And now this gives me a lot of hope knowing that my daughter will be able to fulfill her dreams, that she will be able to have what she deserves, that everything will no longer be so difficult." ---------------------------------- Argentina's opposition in Congress has decisively challenged President Javier Milei's fiscal austerity by voting to override his veto of an emergency disability law. The Chamber of Deputies, with a commanding 172 votes in favor, has sent the bill to the Senate for a final decision, a move that signals a significant political setback for the Milei administration. The law, which President Milei vetoed in early August due to concerns about its impact on the nation's fiscal balance, aims to provide crucial support for people with disabilities. Key provisions of the legislation include declaring a national disability emergency until the end of 2027, settling outstanding debts with healthcare providers, and mandating monthly adjustments for disability benefits. Furthermore, the law establishes a non-contributory disability pension equivalent to 70% of the minimum retirement pension and enforces a 4% employment quota for people with disabilities within the public sector. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the law would cost between 0.26% and 0.46% of GDP. While President Milei's administration has seen some success in curbing inflation, deep cuts to social programs have led to growing frustration among many Argentinians.

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The humanitarian organization Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announced on Monday the recovery of grandson 140, a man who was stolen as a newborn during Argentina's last military dictatorship (1976-1983) and who has already been able to contact his sister, who tirelessly searched for him for years.

Part of my video story on how the halting of millions of dollars of free cancer drugs, as part of President Milei’s austerity drive, has torn through the public health system that once set Argentina apart in Latin America, ensuring that healthcare was free for nearly everyone who couldn't afford private insurance.

La magia de la luz del otoño en Aristipo. La captura es de @vcaivano . El arte es de @martin_durruti . A ellos y al dios Sol, gracias.

Buenos Aires, from a whole new perspective. The iconic Obelisk just unlocked a secret... a sky-high lookout, elevator included. Ready to see the city spread out beneath your feet? 👀 #Obelisco #BuenosAires #NewView #CityViews #HiddenGems