# Milei's Paris Push and Argentina's Moves > President Milei lands in Paris with $75bn 'bazooka' pledge for re-election amid investor rallies and legal battles. - Title: Milei's Paris Push and Argentina's Moves · Buenos Aires Times - Summary: President Milei lands in Paris with $75bn 'bazooka' pledge for re-election amid investor rallies and legal battles. President Milei secured $75 billion in… - Keywords: javier milei, oecd, argentina, seahawks, paris, united states, imf, pope leo xiv, moto gp, mar del plata, united kingdom, sea lion project - Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/what-we-learned-this-week-september-26-to-october-2.phtml - Published: 2026-10-02T21:20:00+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: javier milei, oecd, argentina, seahawks, paris, united states, imf, pope leo xiv, moto gp, mar del plata, united kingdom, sea lion project ## Milei in Paris President Javier Milei arrived in Paris with 13 provincial governors, five ministers, and businessmen for Argentina Week. > a bazooka of US$75 billion to ensure his re-election next year against any "coup-mongering" ## Economic Pledge Milei promised a US$75 billion economic transformation to secure re-election and called 2028 "the best year in history." > it is fallacious [to argue] that our model is destroying industry ## Investor Rallies Milei faced both pro and anti-rallies in Paris, including Reporters Sans Frontières protesting his journalist hostility. > to get ready for a miracle ## Land Sales Reopened The Supreme Court overturned a ruling that blocked foreign land sales under Article 154 of emergency decree DNU 70/23. > The ruling had been issued by La Plata federal judge Ernesto Krepak early in 2024 ## $LIBRA Case Defused A New York court dismissed a class action against $LIBRA crypto-currency creator Hayden Davis, who made US$110 million profit. > the decision was adopted by Manhattan South District circuit judge Jennifer Rochon ## Sea Lion Project Argentina demanded the UK submit to UN arbitration over illegal oil exploration via the Sea Lion project. > the United Kingdom a fortnight to submit to international arbitration ## Senator Dies Senator Juan Carlos Pagotto died at 74 after being found dead in his bed in La Rioja province. > he was chairing the Senate Appointments Committee ## IMF Review The IMF mission completed a third review of Argentina's Extended Fund Facility agreement with US$900 million remittance. > the review is to clear a remittance of US$900 million ## Terrorist Claims Presidential spokesman reduced terrorist entry claims from 30,000 to 20,630 people expelled or extradited. > 20,630 people expelled or extradited as "possible terrorists or national security threats" ## Beef Exports to Japan Argentina will export beef to Japan after 20 years following health standards agreement. > Japan represents a market importing over US$3 billion worth of high-quality beef annually ## Vance Visit Confirmed US Vice-President JD Vance will visit Argentina next month as part of a regional swing with Milei. > the first US vice-presidential visit here since Mike Pence in 2017 ## Papal Holidays Pope Leo XIV's November visit creates nationwide public holidays with provincial variations. > Monday, November 9 was confirmed as a nationwide public holiday ## Papal Abuse Case A Vatican tribunal posthumously found a priest guilty of 20 sexual abuse charges against seminarians. > the late Argentine priest Father Carlos Buela, founder of the Instituto del Verbo Encarnado ## Skier Tragedy French skier Juliette Willmann died in an avalanche near El Chaltén in Santa Cruz Province. > French skier Juliette Willmann, 29, was killed by an avalanche at the Cerro Crestón mountain ## Official Motorcycle Accident Pablo Di Liscia, newly appointed Secretary for the Handicapped, suffered serious head injuries in a motorcycle accident. > Pablo Di Liscia suffered a bad motorcycle accident in the small hours of Tuesday ## Key takeaway President Milei secured $75 billion in pledges for re-election by promising economic transformation and a 'chainsaw' approach to governance.