Nearly half a century after rules governing minors were changed, President Javier Milei will next week begin a legislative push to lower the age of criminal responsibility in Argentina.
The government will seek to amend Argentina’s existing juvenile penal regime during special sessions of Congress, which are due to begin on Monday, February 2.
Though it initially did not plan to submit a bill on the subject during extraordinary sessions, the Milei administration agreed during meetings this week to push for the change.
Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni confirmed in a post on social media that a bill outlining changes to the juvenile penal regime would be included on the ruling party’s agenda.
The initiative was formally incorporated through Decree 53/2026, issued on Tuesday and signed by President Javier Milei and Adorni.
Confirmation of the legal push came after Adorni chaired a Cabinet meeting on Monday at the Casa Rosada to finalise the legislative agenda
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