In an unexpected parliamentary confession, Luis Juez admitted what the Government has been denouncing since the beginning of the administration: "They have inflated the registry of people with disabilities, they have used pensions for political purposes." The statement exposed the magnitude of the problem: a subsidy system turned into a tool for clientelism, where thousands of irregular pensions artificially swell a registry that already includes 1.6 million beneficiaries.
Far from supporting the cleanup of the system and the fight against waste, Juez himself voted against Javier Milei's veto and joined the opposition to uphold a scheme of privileges that he himself admitted was fraudulent. The Senate ratified the Disability Emergency with 63 votes in favor and only 7 against, forcing the President to enact the law.
The Unión por la Patria, UCR, PRO, Provincias Unidas blocs and provincial parties joined forces in the maneuver, leaving the ruling party in the minority. Only five senators from La Libertad Avanza, along with the representative from Córdoba Carmen Álvarez Rivero (PRO) and the representative from Formosa Francisco Paoltroni defended the veto.
