National Senator for Río Negro Martín Soria (Justicialist Party) stated that the reform to the Glaciers Law promoted by the government is "not a technical project with environmental purposes," but rather "an ideological, servile reform." "That's why it was already hidden in the Bases Law. But it must be done responsibly, caring for the environment, making them pay what they owe for resources that belong to our children and grandchildren, resources that belong to the provinces," concluded the Río Negro legislator. "There is desperation behind all this," pointed out the former Minister of Justice of Frente de Todos when taking the floor during the session in the upper chamber, as reported by the Argentine News Agency. "What Milei intends is a primary-export-oriented country model where the natural resources of all Argentines and future generations are totally subordinate to the interests of the global market," he warned. According to Soria, "we are facing an advance by the ruling party under the guise that they want to update the law because supposedly it lacks clarity." "There is nothing clearer than the Glaciers Law. There is nothing to clarify except for shady deals that surely exist to dismantle glaciers, which are natural resources, and open the door to mining in areas where, fortunately, they cannot set foot today," he continued. He warned that the periglacial areas that would be left unprotected if the initiative moves forward represent "between 25 and 50% of the water resource in the basins downstream of these glaciers in Patagonian provinces that have been on fire for 15 years." "I am not against mining and creating jobs. It was also part of the discussion of the May Pact with some governors."
