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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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

The request to absolve Boca Juniors from paying taxes on lands where they are constructing their Ciudad Deportiva is pushed to a vote, and approved.

This request, from Senator Arturo Mor Roig, requests that Boca Juniors and other clubs that endeavor on major construction projects, avoid taxes during their building phase.
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