In December of last year, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni put it bluntly. The Executive plans to advance on the Land Lawthe Forest Lawthe Fire Management Law and the Glacier Law. They are all part of the reform package negotiated with the governors in the so-called May Council, which could well be renamed Sepoy Councilfor its orientation of delivering common goods to big capital.
Business on scorched earth
He change in productive land use after fires It is what opens the door to all types of businesses on devastated territory: real estate developments, forestry, large-scale tourism and extractive ventures.
The Forest Law It is today one of the few tools that discourages intentional fires for speculation. It is no coincidence then that the Government seeks to make it more flexible or empty it of content. In this context, it is also not surprising that not all the necessary resources are allocated to put out the fire: definancing is functional to the business.
With the money that the State allocated to the purchase of F-16 warplanes, they could have been acquired at least 60 hydrant planes. However, firefighting programs are underfunded and brigade members work in very precarious conditions.
Displace communities to give away territories
We must demand all the necessary resources to put out the fires and guarantee the reconstruction of the losses of hundreds of families. Because if they displace Mapuche communities and poor residents it is for liberate territories that are handed over to billionaires and large economic groups.
In that sense, the elimination of the Land Law It is a key piece. This standard establishes a limit of 15% to the foreignization of rural land. Repealing it implies opening wide the delivery of Patagonian lakes, strategic aquifers, native forests and mountains, and even border areas.
Today, near 5% of Argentine territory – more than 13 million hectares – is already in foreign handsmostly companies and economic groups that do not live in the country, but do appropriate and exploit our natural common goods.
A plan that comes from afar
The repeal of the Land Law was already included in an article of the mega DNU 70/23. The Left Front insisted on withdrawing it: with only five signatures from Peronist deputies it was enough to bring the issue to the floor. That never happened.
Currently there is a judicial precautionary that declared the unconstitutionality of that article, but that measure expires January 2026once again leaving the path clear for the advancement of the Government.
Part of this reform package will be discussed in ordinary sessions, but two central points are already on the agenda. extraordinary sessions that begin on February 10 in the Senate: labor reform and modification of the Glacier Law.
Labor reform, extractivism and delivery
It is no coincidence that these projects advance together. With the labor reformthe Government seeks to take away all capacity for organization and resistance from the working class. they want deliver natural goods to foreign powers without social opposition.
They want us more precarious, more disciplined and without tools of struggle. They love us slaves and colony of the United States. Faced with this plan, complaints are not enough, organization is needed.
On February 10, when discussions begin in the Senate, we have a very important battle.
It is necessary block the entire Congresspromote a great day of struggle and demand that the CGT calls for a general strike to stop this package of labor and environmental reforms that directly threaten our lives and territories.
They want to do business on the ashes of the fires. We can’t allow it.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
