In a move that defies all political and administrative logic, the Tierra del Fuego government has announced the continuation of the approval process for the Mirgor Group to build a private passenger and catamaran terminal in Ushuaia. The announcement, made by the president of the Provincial Port Authority (DPP), Roberto Murcia , comes at the height of tensions with the national government and raises a troubling question: Is there a hidden coordination between the federal intervention and the administration of Gustavo Melella?

Incoherence as a state policy

It is difficult to explain how the Provincial Executive can proceed with authorizing a strategic private investment while simultaneously admitting it cannot move a single brick on the commercial dock due to national intervention. According to the official press release itself, vital projects such as the 150-meter extension of the dock, the replacement of fenders, and the Fiscal Plaza are paralyzed by the "diversion of funds" to the National Ports Agency (ANPyN).

However, for Nicky Caputo 's company's project, things seem to be moving at a different pace. While provincial autonomy is being defended with impassioned speeches in the Legislature, in the technical offices, a nationally influential private player is being given the green light, just as the national government holds the keys to the public port.

Questions that demand answers

Mirgor's reappearance in this scenario raises doubts that Governor Melella must clear up:

Dr. Lerena's analysis and the sovereignty at stake

As Dr. César Lerena has pointed out, the national government's intervention is "delusional" as it encroaches on provincial waters. If the Province acknowledges that the Nation has operational control, what legal validity does the approval of a new private terminal have in that same disputed jurisdiction?

The paralysis of public works (both previously funded and planned) contrasts sharply with the rapid pace of "private initiatives." It would seem that national intervention serves as the perfect excuse to explain why the State isn't investing, while simultaneously paving the way for a private holding company to take control of Antarctic tourism.

Ushuaia is witnessing a bizarre charade: Melella shouts "illegal intervention" before the legislators, yet his officials sign off on paperwork for the Mirgor Group under the very same intervention. The maritime sovereignty of Tierra del Fuego, already weakened by the administrative and judicial ineptitude of the provincial cabinet, now appears to be subject to a triangulation of interests that no one can quite explain.