Javier Milei led a new cabinet meeting this morning after a week marked by frenetic activity in Congress, which had its last chapter this morning with The Senate’s unprecedented rejection of the DNU that had granted $100 billion to the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE)The President arrived at Casa Rosada around 8:30 and locked himself in his office, waiting for his ministers and secretaries, a climate of resignation after the setback suffered by the ruling party in the Upper House.
The Government questioned Kirchnerism and radicalism for rejecting the DNU for SIDE funds: “Irresponsible vote”
The second official to arrive at Balcarce 50 was the General Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei. A few minutes later, the ministers Mariano Cúneo Libarona (Justice) and Mario Russo (Health) did the same, who met on the esplanade and entered together, talking. From the meeting, which It started after 9 in the Eva Perón Hallalso formed the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francoswho is slowly returning to his routine after the gastrointestinal problem that forced him to be hospitalized last Sunday.
“Congress will have to at some point assign it [a la SIDE] new funds. Until that happens, Today, Argentina’s intelligence services are underfunded and Argentines are unfortunately unprotected by a group of irresponsible people.“, argued presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni regarding the position taken by the Senate, which with 49 negative votes, 11 affirmative votes and 2 abstentions decided on the fate of the DNU of reserved funds.
During his morning press conference, the spokesman also clarified that he still The Government was “analyzing” a possible veto of the increase in the university budget —decision that Milei later confirmed through her networks— and welcomed the approval of the Single Paper Ballot, which must return to the Chamber of Deputies since it was voted on with modifications.
Adorni’s words were in line with the statement issued by the President’s Office, in which The Government targeted radicalism and Kirchnerism, and warned that “they will have to take responsibility for any event that occurs”The text condemned the “irresponsible vote of a group of legislators who left the Argentine intelligence system without resources at a historic moment for the country” and emphasized the use of agencies for “personal” purposes through “internal espionage, influence peddling and political persecution.”
With the legislative setback consummated, The decree signed in July is no longer in effect, although the measures adopted while it was in force are considered legal. For this reason, the Bicameral Intelligence Commission, chaired by Martin Lousteauhas no impediment to putting the spotlight on the use that has been made so far of those “necessary and urgent” billions of pesos that the Ministry of Economy had already “accrued” 80%.
The ministers were also present at the cabinet meeting on Friday Federico Sturzenegger (Deregulation and Transformation of the State), Luis Caputo (Economy), Sandra Pettovello (Human Capital), and Luis Petri (Defense). The one who paraded with a grim expression through the Hall of Busts was the head of the Security portfolio, Patricia Bullrichwhich has been targeted in recent hours by police action during the protest against the veto of the retirement law.
The list was completed by the Secretaries of Legal and Technical Affairs, Javier Herrera Bravo; and of Press Affairs, Eduardo Serenellini; and the head of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem, in addition to the Deputy Chief of Staff, José Rolandi; the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Interior, Lisandro Catalán; and the head of the Central Bank, Santiago Bausili.
Los absentMeanwhile, there were Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, on a tour of Switzerland; Vice President, Victoria Villarruel; and the presidential advisor Santiago Caputothe big loser of the day after the rejection of the DNU of the SIDE funds, an organization over which it has great influence.
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