South America

In brief

On September 4, 2026, the Argentine Executive Branch issued Executive Order No. 868/2026 (the “Executive Order”), introducing new measures to strengthen the enforcement of Law No. 26,659 regarding hydrocarbon activities on the Argentine Continental Shelf. This law not

“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” (Thucydides)1) 
On September 3, 2026, lawyers for Nicolás Maduro filed a motion asking a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss the narco-terrorism indictment against him,