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Ley 16.575
This law is the centerpiece of Boca Juniors' plan to build the Ciudad Deportiva: a city of sports that would house a new stadium and sporting facilities.
El fútbol argentino
Provides a positive look at Argentine soccer through the lens of its official governing body: AFA. This brochure was a part of Argentina's effort to host the 1962 World Cup (which eventually went to Chile). Because Perón is portrayed extensively in…
Pamphlet of ateneo deportivo femenino 'Evita'
Provides a helpful look at which sports women played under Peronism and to what degree gendered sports activities were a part of cultural reforms
XXIV: Proyecto de Ley
Although the government began its intervention of AFA in 1956, this petition from Agustín Rodríguez Araya is to ask for a continuance in the matter.
LXIV: Proyecto de Resolución
An example of how the government tried to involve itself in club affairs, supported by the debts club teams were incurring and monies they received from the government.
V: Proyecto de Ley
Although the Peronist state was the first government to bankroll the development of sports on a large scale, it was not the only example of government funding for athletic activities. Here, the Frondizi-era legislature moves to fund sports.
IX-X: Proyecto de declaración y resolución
The Cámara de Diputados (body of representatives) moves to, and resolves to, petition the executive branch of President Frondizi to lift sanctions to athletes from various disciplines. Most likely, these are athletes that were sanctioned or suspended…
XXI: Proyecto de declaración
What is interesting about this petition is that legislators attempted to use the power of government, and intervention in AFA, to include provincial cities like Córdoba, Tucumán, Mendoza, La Plata, and Rosario in the 1959 Copa Sudamericana.
XLIV: Proyecto de resolución
The death of Mario Linker, although not the first in Argentine fútbol, was widely reported in the press. As a consequence, politicians became involved to demonstrate their ability to quell violence at the stadiums (but more likely this was just…
X: Proyecto de ley
Another example of how politicians sought government assistance for clubs, in this case allowing Huracán to not pay their debts to the federal government (with no reason provided other than the civic and sports services the club offers to the…
XXV: Proyecto de resolución
The legislature formally requests the executive branch to explain what it is doing to prevent stadium violence, and specifically if the limiting of police officers exacerbates the situation.
31: Proyecto de declaración
The Congress approved a formal amnesty for athletes previously suspended for political associations to Peronism. The legislature asks for club associations and sports institutions to honor the government amnesty for athletes.
26: Donación (Orden del día número 296)
An important document--details and transcript of the legislation brought forth by Reinaldo Elena (and others) to cede public lands to Boca Juniors for the club's plan to construct the Ciudad Deportiva.
IV: Proyecto de ley
Legislator Dante Tortonese once again (see 1965) seeks a land transfer from the federal government to Club Independiente because of the institution's commitment to the "physical, spiritual, and moral health" of Avellaneda.
Various motions to exempt Boca Juniors and other clubs from taxes
The motion that passes through the legislature is to exempt clubs undergoing major projects from taxes on land.
9: Proyecto de ley
This influential piece of legislation, introduced by José Eduardo De Cara, sought to regulate all aspects of sports, and provide some common parameters that could prevent clubs from abusing accords between them.