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, ...
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