News of vice president

Victoria Villarruel’s coup

Today 18:18 Purple officials interpret Villarruel’s stance as part of her strategy to seek a new political umbrella, since Milei will be seeking re-election next year with another running-mate.

by Javier Calvo

POLITICS

Top Milei official says VP Villarruel ‘not part of our administration’

23-02-2026 17:25 Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni says Vice-President Victoria Villarruel is not involved in policy-making and “is not part” of Javier Milei’s administration.

BRAZILIAN POLITICS

Geraldo Alckmin, Lula’s rival-turned-vice-president, finds himself in unwanted limelight

19-12-2024 08:17 For decades, he was President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s political rival. Now his boss’s health issues have put Geraldo Alckmin at the centre of questions about Brazil’s future.

EDITORIAL

A little piece of heaven

23-11-2024 06:00 The launch of libertarian shock troops Las Fuerzas de Cielo was but one of various seismic movements in this jacaranda month of November.

POLITICS

‘Closer to the caste’ – Milei slams his own vice-president

20-11-2024 23:33 President Javier Milei opens up on relationship with Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, declaring in an interview that she has “no influence on decision-making” in his government and doesn’t take part in Cabinet meetings.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

VP Villarruel breaks ranks over Argentina-UK agreement

28-09-2024 09:54 Victoria Villarruel, Argentina’s military-loving vice-president, highlights disagreements over new accord and asks if United Kingdom is “playing us for fools”; New agreement between Buenos Aires and London is “contrary to national interest,” supports “occupation” and allows “plundering” of seas, she argues.

Congress & Politics

Milei's 'Ley de Bases' bill clears Senate as VP casts decisive vote

12-06-2024 23:24 Senate gives general approval to President Milei's 'Ley de Bases' mega-reform bill after fresh round of amendments.

POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS

Alberto González: ESMA torturer – and vice-president’s mentor

29-03-2024 21:02 He headed the dreaded “underground” of the ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp. Convicted for crimes against humanity, Alberto González was also the first dictatorship-era criminal to be sentenced for rape. He is also the mentor of Argentina’s Vice-President Victoria Villarruel.

by Juan Luis González

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Villarruel vies with Karina Milei for influence over president

22-03-2024 18:29 Officially, Victoria Villarruel is Javier Milei’s second-in-command. But the president has left little doubt that there is only one adviser who truly has his ear: his younger sister Karina.

News of vice president

Victoria Villarruel’s coup

Top Milei official says VP Villarruel ‘not part of our administration’

Geraldo Alckmin, Lula’s rival-turned-vice-president, finds himself in unwanted limelight

A little piece of heaven

‘Closer to the caste’ – Milei slams his own vice-president

VP Villarruel breaks ranks over Argentina-UK agreement

Milei's 'Ley de Bases' bill clears Senate as VP casts decisive vote

Alberto González: ESMA torturer – and vice-president’s mentor

Villarruel vies with Karina Milei for influence over president

IDB study: Uber drivers in Latin America are educated men earning US$7 per hour

Argentine stocks are left behind as earnings growth eludes Milei

Activists arrested at protest over Milei's attempt to water down Argentina's glacier protection law

Argentina's Congress approves EU-Mercosur trade deal by huge majority

Dealing with taxes and eliminating the PASO primaries – Milei’s agenda for coming months

La AFA fijó domicilio en la provincia de Buenos Aires y anunció que ya no rendirá cuentas al Gobierno nacional: "Chau, veedores"

La segunda parte de Bridgerton 4: acercamiento estratégico entre los Bridgerton y los Featherington

El Gobierno desarma las barreras antidumping y deja a la industria sin escudos frente al avance de China

"Chatarrín y Gomita": Javier Milei, otra vez contra los empresarios Paolo Rocca y Madanes Quintanilla

Margarita Barrientos sobre la frase de Macri: “Díganme a dónde un pobre vive como un rey, es como burlarse”