BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s Congress on Thursday for the first time overturned a veto issued by President Javier Milei, raising the stakes for the libertarian leader as the country heads into consequential legislative elections.

The vote by the opposition-controlled Senate, which was 63 votes in favor and seven against, was the final push to overrule Milei’s veto of a bill that increases spending and protections for people with disabilities.

The lower house in August first voted to overturn the veto.

Milei, who has dramatically shrunk government spending through a series of austerity measures, had said the bill would threaten the country’s fiscal balance.

The congressional setback for Milei also comes after local media published audio recordings at the end of August allegedly o

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