Bullrich complies, Adorni dignifies: As both officials had promised (and as the law mandates), the emergency was extended to

He had presented it as an announcement, on Friday on the anniversary of the Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA), the new head of Cabinet Manuel Adorni. And it was confirmed a few hours later, in his triumphant arrival in the flooded areas of 9 de Julio, where the Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich has her own estancia. And it happened, wonderfully, but only because the law requires it and not for any other reason: The national government approved this Wednesday the declaration of agricultural emergency for the areas affected by the floods in the province of Buenos Aires. There was no heroic deed: Law 26.509 clearly states that when fields suffer damages of more than 50% in their expected production, they can apply for Agricultural Emergency, which becomes a Disaster when the damage exceeds the 80% threshold. It also defines that it is the municipalities that first evaluate the damage, then the Provinces (in a table that includes officials and rural leaders) declare the emergency, ...