The Chamber of Deputies approved this Wednesday the project known as “Hojarasca Law”, an initiative promoted by Minister Federico Sturzenegger as part of the deregulation plan of the Government of Javier Milei.
However, the vote revealed a particular fact: the Kirchnerist bloc voted against eliminating laws enacted by de facto governments, such as the dictatorships of Jorge Rafael Videla and Juan Carlos Onganía.
The Milei project aims to repeal a wide range of regulations that have become obsolete, lost their validity, or directly affect individual freedoms. This package includes multiple laws enacted during dictatorships, which remain formally in force despite being surpassed by subsequent legislation or the passage of time.
The laws of military governments
Among the regulations affected are several originating from those military governments. For example, Law No. 17,557 of 1967, enacted during Onganía's de facto presidency, regulates the provision and use of X-ray equipment, although it has already been replaced by Law 26,906.
Also included is Law No. 21,778 of 1977, enacted under Videla, which empowers state-owned companies to enter into contracts for the exploitation of hydrocarbons, considered today to be obsolete in light of subsequent regulatory frameworks.
