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Montevideo, May 30th 2026 - 05:29 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Tuesday, March 17th 2026 - 10:28 UTC

    Argentina opposition seeks prosecutor’s removal in $LIBRA case and warns of possible cover-up

    One of the most sensitive findings in the technical report is the reconstruction of contacts between Novelli and the presidential circle on Feb. 14, 2025

    Political pressure on the judicial investigation into the $LIBRA case intensified on Monday after opposition lawmakers said they would file a complaint against federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano before the Discipline Tribunal of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and seek his removal from the case. The move followed new reports published by Argentine media on the forensic review of Mauricio Novelli’s phone, one of the central pieces of evidence in the investigation.

  • Monday, March 16th 2026 - 05:15 UTC

    Argentine court probe finds alleged US$5 million deal tied to Milei’s promotion of $LIBRA

    The timing outlined in the draft overlaps with events that later became part of the broader scandal

    Argentina’s judicial investigation into the collapse of the $LIBRA cryptocurrency has added a new and potentially damaging element for President Javier Milei. A draft recovered from businessman Mauricio Novelli’s phone describes an alleged US$5 million agreement in exchange for presidential backing for the project, based on forensic material incorporated into the case file. Investigators were able to restore the deleted note, although there is still no public proof that any such agreement was formally validated by the government.

  • Saturday, March 14th 2026 - 16:03 UTC

    U.S. again backs Argentina in YPF case, urging halt to “intrusive” discovery

    This is not the first time Washington has intervened in Buenos Aires’ favor in the case

    The U.S. government has filed a new memorandum before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York backing Argentina’s request to suspend post-judgment discovery in the YPF expropriation case. Argentina’s Treasury Solicitor’s Office said the filing supports the emergency motion submitted on March 6 seeking to pause document production, a sanctions request and an evidentiary hearing scheduled for April.

  • Thursday, March 12th 2026 - 03:08 UTC

    Adorni under pressure after taking his wife on Milei’s official U.S. trip

    Adorni himself confirmed in an interview with A24 that his wife, Bettina Angeletti, ended up traveling on Tango 01 after the presidential trip was rescheduled

    Argentina’s chief of staff, Manuel Adorni, has come under political pressure after it emerged that his wife accompanied him on the presidential aircraft during Javier Milei’s trip to the United States, triggering questions over the use of public resources and a possible contradiction with rules the government itself had set for official planes.

  • Tuesday, March 10th 2026 - 15:43 UTC

    Milei: “I am the most Zionist president in the world”

    His remarks on Iran carry particular weight in Argentina because of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center

    Argentine President Javier Milei said in New York that he is “the most Zionist president in the world,” reaffirming his alignment with the United States and Israel during an appearance at Yeshiva University, one of the main stops on a U.S. trip that also included investor meetings as part of “Argentina Week.” The university said the event was part of a three-day visit focused on economic leadership and support for Washington and Israel in the war against Iran.

  • Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 22:40 UTC

    Trump launches anti-cartel coalition, says Cuba regime “in its final days”

    Held at Trump National Doral Miami, the gathering brought together the leaders of 12 right-wing Latin American leaders

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday opened the first Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida, bringing together a group of like-minded Latin American and Caribbean leaders to unveil a new regional security alliance focused on fighting drug cartels. In his remarks, he said Cuba was “very much at the end of the line,” claimed Havana wanted to negotiate with Washington, and said his administration had formally recognized the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela as diplomatic ties between the two countries were being restored.

  • Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 22:19 UTC

    Trump to gather 12 aligned Latin American leaders in Florida, with Mexico, Brazil and Colombia absent

    The summit follows a week in which senior Trump officials sharpened their rhetoric on Latin America

    U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Doral, Florida, on March 7 for the so-called Shield of the Americas Summit, a meeting the White House is framing as a forum on security, migration and hemispheric cooperation. The gathering comes amid a broader U.S. diplomatic and military push in the region and just weeks before Trump is expected to travel to China.

  • Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

    Who is Juan Bautista Mahiques, Argentina’s new Justice Minister

    Mahiques, a Buenos Aires Province native and a University of Buenos Aires law graduate, built a career spanning the judiciary and executive branch roles

    President Javier Milei appointed Juan Bautista Mahiques, until now the chief prosecutor of the City of Buenos Aires, as Argentina’s new justice minister, replacing Mariano Cúneo Libarona. The change was confirmed after Cúneo Libarona resigned, citing personal reasons.

  • Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 04:58 UTC

    Milei urges US “strategic alliance” as “state policy,” outlines sweeping reform push in Congress speech

    Milei also portrayed the US relationship as support that goes beyond economics. In the same speech, he said “the government of Donald Trump” had come “to help” Argentina

    Argentine President Javier Milei opened Congress’ 144th regular legislative session with an address focused on foreign policy, security and a broad reform agenda. He called for a “lasting strategic alliance” with the United States and said “it is time to turn this into a state policy,” while laying out a plan to send reforms to lawmakers in staggered packages.

  • Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 13:27 UTC

    Latin America’s best- and worst-rated presidents in new poll: Bukele the best, Delcy the worst

    CB Consultora said fieldwork ran from February 10 to 15 across 18 countries, surveying 22,487 people in total

    El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele tops a February 2026 regional ranking of Latin American leaders’ public approval, according to a survey by Argentina-based CB Consultora Opinión Pública. Bukele posts 72.6% approval and 24.8% disapproval.