Less than ten days after taking office as Argentina's new president, Javier Milei began to shape the new government. Among many economic announcements and an imminent deregulation, the administration started with the "reorganization" of the Armed Forces, which includes the prohibition of inclusive language.
The person in charge of breaking the news was Luis Petri, the new Minister of Defense, who competed against the libertarian in the presidential elections as the running mate of Patricia Bullrich, the candidate of Together for Change. However, both supported Milei once it was confirmed that they would not enter the runoff election and became part of the new administration.
As part of the reforms of the incoming administration, Petri announced that he would prohibit the use of inclusive language in the Armed Forces, arguing that "it does not correspond to the discipline that must exist" and that "there is a military vocabulary to comply with."
According to the minister, the measure is part of reorganizing the Armed Forces, which also involves preparing agents to combat potential threats to the country.
"We have to be prepared to combat terrorism and cyber attacks. The Armed Forces must be given a framework so that they can act against these threats. Until recently, they could not honor their dead. And we are also going to prohibit inclusive language to reinforce discipline," Petri added.
Another of the notable announcements on the matter was the new anti-picketing protocol, with the objective of "enforcing the law."
"He comes to put things in their place. It cannot be that the penal code in Argentina is a suggestion. The law has to be followed," Petri remarked on the program of the historic local presenter, Mirtha Legrand.
"The anti-picketing protocol is something very high and concrete. We want the law to be complied with, and that cannot be discussed further. There should be no violence because we are facing a government that has just started and people want the law to be complied with," presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni indicated.
