buenos aires and la plata suffered floods in april, resulting in more than 70 deaths. mayor mauricio macri pointed out that the national government had prevented the city from taking out international loans, which would have been used for infrastructure improvements. a week later, kirchner announced a proposed amendment of the argentine judiciary. three bills were controversial: the first proposed to limit injunctions against the state; the second would include people selected in national elections on the body that appoints or removes judges; the third would create a new court that would limit the number of cases heard by the supreme court. the opposition considered the bills an attempt to control the judiciary. the 2013 season of the investigative journalism program "periodismo para todos" revealed an ongoing case of political corruption involving nestor kirchner, called "the route of the k-money", which generated a huge political controversy. this led to a new "cacerolazo" on 18 april, known as the 18a.