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President Javier Milei and Flavio Bolsonaro.

Milei planning trips to Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia – and UK

Today 14:11 Argentina’s leader is preparing for a fresh round of regional diplomacy, including a visit to see former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, a trip to Peru for the inauguration of Keiko Fujimori, and bilateral meetings with Ecuador's Daniel Noboa and Colombia's president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella. Oh, and then there’s the issue of a trip to London…

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POLITICS & SCANDAL

Adorni asset declaration shows wealth grew 45-fold in 2024

19-06-2026 11:07 Cabinet chief’s documentation attempts to explain an astronomical rise in his net worth. His legal strategy and mounting complications in Congress.

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President Javier Milei and his new Cabinet.

Cabinet changes

Karina and Patricia the clear winners in Milei’s new Cabinet structure

13-11-2025 16:07 Changes published in Decree 793/25 enhance the influence of the President’s sister; Santilli takes over a reduced "mini-ministry."

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POLITICS

Espert not the only LLA candidate with alleged narco links

07-10-2025 18:04 As well as the developing scandal starring José Luis Espert, there are other ruling party figures with chequered pasts – from deputy and senatorial candidate Lorena Villaverde to clients of minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona and the omniscient presence of Claudio Cicarelli, a friend of the aforementioned Patagonian legislator.

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Leandra Protolongo and Juan Carlos De Pablo have been the most frequent visitors to the Olivos presidential residence in recent months.

INSIDE OLIVOS

Few ministers on Milei’s list of recent visitors to Olivos residence

23-09-2025 13:24 Who has been visiting President Javier Milei at the Olivos presidential residence in recent months? Who is the economist who has been there more times than Economy Minister Luis Caputo? And why does a physiotherapist top the list?

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Brazil's Ambassador in Argentina Julio Bitelli.

Interview

Julio Bitelli: ‘I don’t rule out a Milei-Lula bilateral meeting’

12-08-2025 14:19 Brazil's Ambassador in Argentina Julio Bitelli discusses bilateral relations, commercial ties and whether the leaders of the two presidents will ever meet.

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People with disabilities, their families, and healthcare workers protest against Argentine President Javier Milei's veto of a law that would have increased retirement and disability pensions outside Congress in Buenos Aires on August 5, 2025.

POLITICS

Milei seeks to retake initiative with vetoes after Congress pushback

09-08-2025 21:43 President threatens jail for budget offenders, accuses rivals of “genocide” and signals possible court fight over laws passed in a string of congressional defeats.

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THE KIRCHNER FAMILY

Máximo and Florencia in spotlight – Kirchner kids make preparations for mother’s lengthy detention

16-06-2025 17:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s children are back in the spotlight after confirmation of the ex-president’s corruption conviction – Máximo speaks and appears publicly after radio silence, but Florencia is the one who will host her mother in the years to come.

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President Javier Milei appears on a streaming programme alongside Daniel 'Gordo Dan' Parisini.

POLITICS & MEDIA

Milei administration intensifies offensive against press

03-05-2025 10:23 President Javier Milei’s government is presenting the media and journalists to voters as the “new caste” and has decided to ramp up its attacks on reporters; New attack attempts to associate them with “lies” and “defamation,” with one online ally even calling for one journalist to be jailed.

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Access to Milei's inner circle: Iñáki Gutiérrez, Karina Milei, Manuel Adorni, Santiago Caputo, 'Yuyito' González, Diego Spagnuolo.

VISITS TO OLIVOS

Milei in solitude at Olivos? Probing entry logs for absentees, regular visitors

14-04-2025 15:39 Official records show President Javier Milei receives very few officials at the Olivos presidential residence, not even from his partner or sister. The surprise is digital influencer Iñaki Gutiérrez, a regular visitor.

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POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Milei gains 'breathing room' from his ties with Trump

12-04-2025 11:54 The support President Milei has garnered from the Trump administration stands in stark contrast to the mounting challenges on the home front.

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POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025

Milei’s worst week yet complicates La Libertad Avanza’s campaign

07-04-2025 10:17 Preoccupied by other pressing matters, La Libertad Avanza’s campaign for the upcoming elections is set to kick off with the “chainsaw tour,” which Manuel Adorni front and centre.

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Gerardo Werthein, Javier Milei, Diana Mondino.

PROFILE: GERARDO WERTHEIN

New foreign minister has links, resources and Milei’s trust

04-11-2024 13:51 Businessman Gerardo Werthein has President Javier Milei’s confidence and provided resources for the La Libertad Avanza leader’s campaign, meetings to key figures and advice on foreign policy.

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Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Questions for Pettovello’s Human Capital Ministry over outsourcing, funding, hiring

07-10-2024 16:45 As reports emerge of new dismissals at the portfolio, the Human Capital Ministry refuses to respond fully to enquiries over control and use of 17 programmes agreed by international bodies.

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Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri, pictured with his wife María Belén Ludueña, and President Javier Milei, pictured with his sister, presidential chief-of-staff Karina Milei.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Behind the Milei-Jorge Macri deal – and the influence of Mauricio

04-09-2024 12:09 Meetings between President Javier Milei and PRO party chairman Mauricio Macri have served to calm tempers and put an administration which had become entangled back on track.

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Foreign Minister Diana Mondino listens during a Mercosur meeting in Asunción, Paraguay on January 24.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Mondino faces virtual paralysis of Argentina’s diplomatic corps

21-08-2024 12:48 Union grouping Foreign Service employees launches strike action to press a series of pay demands. Government’s restoration of income tax has a heavy impact on the salaries of those representing the country abroad.

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Argentina's President Javier Milei, pictured his speech at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

OVERSEAS VISIT

President Milei’s trip to Los Angeles cost US$200,000

17-06-2024 15:39 Public information request filed with government reveals three-day trip cost just over US$200,000; President stayed at Beverly Hills Hilton, spoke at conference, met with Musk and Infantino.

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Politics

Posse and Pettovello, key Milei ministers, tussle for posts and influence

06-03-2024 09:45 Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse and Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello, two high-profile officials without previous political experience, are ramping up tensions in President Javier Milei’s government.

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ELECTION 2023

Presidential debate could be decisive for run-off, analysts say

07-11-2023 17:39 Experts and analysts are split on the impact of Milei’s deal with Macri on his campaign, but all agree that the presidential debate could help swing the race for either candidate.

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Pullaro won the PASO. Capitanich seeks to retain control. Cornejo goes for another mandate.

ELECTIONS 2023

Next electoral tests: Santa Fe, Chaco and Mendoza

23-08-2023 21:58 After the national PASO primaries, September arrives with three key provincial elections that will shape the new political map. Santa Fe, Chaco and Mendoza will choose their next governors with Jorge Capitanich’s re-election hopes in doubt.

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