The recipients were Paolo Rocca (Techint), Javier Madanes Quintanilla (Fate-Aluar), and Roberto Méndez (Neumen), in an episode that, by its timing, once again connected the political dispute with the economic climate and the legislative debate. The president's post condensed, in a few lines, a narrative of a 'cultural battle' applied to the business world: the idea that certain industrial sectors have for years relied on the discourse of 'national industry' to sustain overprices, regulatory privileges, or tailor-made protections, and that today they are reacting to a change in rules that the Government presents as 'competition' and opening. In this standoff, the Government celebrated that a foreign supplier won on price and let it be known that it would not endorse measures to make the input more expensive, while from the industrial group, the possibility of filing an unfair competition complaint was analyzed. According to the president, three representatives of the private sector would have helped to 'expose' — in his words — 'the corrupt system that sank decent Argentines.' In the companies' circles, silence or attempts to de-escalate prevailed. For the private sector, the dilemma is whether to respond and escalate the fight — with the risk of getting caught in the political ring — or to remain silent and focus on internal management, while the debate advances in Congress and the social climate remains charged. In parallel, the Government reinforced the idea that competitiveness cannot be sustained with permanent barriers and that companies must adapt. In the union universe, however, the closure fed the argument that the 'economic shock' translates into job loss and precariousness, at a time when the CGT and other unions are mobilized for the reform. The third focus, Neumen, combines market, prices, and brutal honesty. Méndez was at the center of the scene after an interview in which he described distortions in the tire business for years of restrictions and stated that the market 'was not real,' with inflated prices. Milei took those phrases as ammunition for his thesis: that there were entrepreneurs and multinationals that 'robbed' the Argentine consumer sheltered by closed regulations, and that now they seek to preserve that scheme under 'nationalist' flags. The political background is evident: the Government arrives at the final stretch of the extraordinary sessions period with the intention of making the Labor Reform a legislative milestone before the formal opening of the parliamentary year. In that framework, the offensive against specific names from the business world serves as a signal to its core: a confrontation with the 'extended caste,' where not only leaders and bureaucrats are included, but also part of the economic power. In that message, Milei insisted that these clashes help to 'awaken' the country, while crowning the text with his usual political slogan. The scene that followed added a fact as eloquent as it was uncomfortable: there was no immediate public response from the main parties involved. The dynamic — attack from the presidential account, minimal or no reply from the private sector — reflects a delicate balance: in a context of sensitive reforms, the cost of a frontal confrontation with Casa Rosada is also measured in regulatory uncertainty, business climate, and reputation. Behind the exchange, there are three different conflicts, united by the same discursive strategy. The dispute — technical in its origin — ended up becoming a symbol: the ruling party read it as proof of 'overprices' in the name of protectionism; on the other side, warnings were raised about the impact on local production, industrial employment, and supply chains. In the second case, that of Fate, it is no longer a cost discussion but an open social wound. In Méndez's case, the nuance was that he sought to clarify that the President may have misinterpreted the meaning of his statements. Buenos Aires - February 27, 2026 - Total News Agency - TNA - On the eve of a key session in the Senate on the Labor Reform, President Javier Milei once again escalated his public confrontation with part of the business community and chose a format that has already become a trademark: a message on X with nicknames, irony, and a background accusation. The first chapter was that of Techint and the tender related to pipes for a strategic project associated with the Vaca Muerta gas. The closure of the plant and the labor conflict left images of tension, concern for hundreds of jobs, and a broader debate on the effects of opening imports in sensitive sectors.
