Milei pulled the land chapter, so Argentina foreign land ownership stays capped at 15%. What the rule means for buyers now, and what would have changed.
Politics: Argentina
Key Facts
—Withdrawn. Milei’s Senate bloc pulled the rural land chapter from its private property bill on 5 August 2026, a day before the vote.
—Rule today. Argentina’s 2011 Land Law still caps foreign ownership of rural land at 15%, measured nationally, provincially and locally.
—The catch. The dropped text offered 25%, but would have measured it by province only, removing the local test that actually bites.
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