Catholic Church leaders have issued a statement expressing disapproval of a push by Argentina’s government to lower the age of criminal responsibility, warning that experts are not being heard and criticising the ideological motives behind the move.
Earlier this week, officials in President Javier Milei’s government confirmed that the ruling party will include a bill to reform the juvenile penal regime in upcoming extraordinary sessions of Congress.
The move was implemented via Decree 53/2026 published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday. The text orders “the agenda to be debated by the Honourable Congress of the Nation during the period of Extraordinary Sessions summoned as from February 2, 2026, to include consideration of the bills linked to the Juvenile Penal Code.”
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