Argentine Senate passes Milei reform bill

BUENOS AIRES — Argentine President Javier Milei's economic reform package won Senate approval on Thursday, after police and protesters violently clashed outside Congress.

The bill, designed to boost investment by privatizing state entities and providing incentives for businesses, passed after a marathon debate on Wednesday evening.

The upper house was split down the middle over the bill, which was passed in a general vote after the head of the chamber, Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, broke the 36-36 tie.