The new Minister of the Interior, Diego Santilliarrived after 9 o’clock at Balcarce 50 to attend the first meeting of his political board, a day after he was sworn in in the Blanco room of Casa Rosada. He did so without knowing at the moment exactly what his powers are and the areas under his responsibility, given that – despite informal promises – Decree 793/2025 grants control of Renapir and the National Directorate of Migration (which has historically been under the wing of his ministry) to the Ministry of Security, which he heads until December. patricia Bullrich, It has not been modified or corrected.
To the meeting of the new political table headed by the President Javier MileyThis is followed by the Cabinet session, which began at 10:30, also chaired by the President of the Republic, in the absence of the Chancellor Pablo Cerno (in the United States) and the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cuneo Libarona.
During yesterday’s session, even as Santilli prepared to take up his new duties, official sources estimated that the DNU – which also gives the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adornian order headed by the Ministry of Environment, Sports and Tourism Daniel Cioli-It will be corrected soon.
“We had to issue the decree yesterday (the day before yesterday). You have to understand the bureaucracy, which if you are not inside it becomes incomprehensible. “It was an urgent decree due to problems with the signing and things were left unspoken and poorly defined.”Yesterday, one of the official voices that was consulted said that the decree bears the signature of Milley and all members of the Cabinet.
Towards the end of yesterday, and even today, the prevailing idea was that the corrections responsible for the legal and technical secretary, Maria Aberzabalclose to the president’s advisor Santiago Caputo– They will be completed “together”, with no departure date set yet.
Santelli’s anger was not overt, but it was palpable. The MP said yesterday: “There are things that raise doubts in my mind, such as the Renaber device, which was and still is part of civilian use, and why it goes to the Ministry of Security.” Christian RitondoSantelli’s former political partner, minutes after being sworn in. Ritondo, who had just lost seven deputies from the loyalist bloc, who had gone to La Libertad Avanza at the behest of Bullrich, went further, pointing out that the Ministry of Security had controlled the migration and Renapier movements “during the dictatorship” that began in March 1976, and that for this reason, in his opinion, it should remain in the hands of Santelli.
In addition to Santelli and Milley, Santiago Caputo, Secretary General of the Presidency, is part of the political table. Karina MileySpeaker of the House of Representatives, Martin Menem And Bullrich herself, who is seeking to leave her secretary Alejandra MonteolevaShe will succeed her in the Ministry of Security as of December 10, when she will assume the presidency of the liberal bloc in the Senate.
Meanwhile, they were in the Seoli Secretariat waiting for the transfer to be approved to the Chief of Staff. The pass, according to various sources, is “about protecting Daniele (Cioli)” from possible changes that Santelli would have implemented, if he took control of that area. “Pichichi is our king,” said an official close to Karina Miley, who counts the former biker and Buenos Aires governor as part of his forces.
Cioli himself was thus able to remain in office, despite the departure of his political boss, the former chief of staff, from the government. Guillermo Francosand other officials who responded to him and also resigned, such as Santelli’s predecessor at the Interior Ministry, Lisandro CatalanAnd former Secretary of Strategic Affairs. Jose Luis VelaWho left the first weekend after the elections that gave victory to La Libertad Avanza.
The deputy chief of staff will also remain in his position. Jose “Cochi” RolandiWho survived for the first time the departure of his boss, the former Chief of Staff Nicola BossOfficial sources also indicate the departure of Francos, which is why he will be under the orders of Adorni, the new coordinating minister.
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