A judge named Elpidio Portocarrero Tezanos Pinto halted the government's plan to close down a key agricultural research unit, the Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (EEA AMBA), and stopped the sale of its properties. This decision is a significant setback for the administration's efforts to streamline and sell off parts of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA). The ruling underscores the potential impact on agricultural research and innovation in the country, raising questions about the future of crucial scientific institutions and their role in national development.