Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni said today that “the fiscal deficit is the cornerstone of our government’s plan” and said that economic improvements must be “accompanied by order on the streets,” thanking the administration of outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, who will take office this week as a member of the National Senate.
Assessing the year of government at a press conference in Casa Rosada, Adornier highlighted the “enormous contribution” made by Bullrich and welcomed his successor in the security portfolio, Alejandra Montoleva.
“This arrangement of the economy must also be accompanied by order on the streets. That is why the Department of Homeland Security went ahead with the creation of the National Migration Agency to unify immigration control and internal security into a single operational structure,” he stressed.
The Chief of Staff stressed “Bulrich’s enormous contribution to restoring order in Argentina. When she assumed the position of Minister of National Security, Argentina was immersed in a real bloodbath.”
He explained, “The protesters owned the streets, cities like Rosario were liberated zones for drug terrorists, and the security forces were tied hand and foot to work.”
He stressed that thanks to the Bullrich administration, “today’s murders decreased by 11.5% year-on-year and reached their lowest level in the last quarter of a century. Security forces seized 80,000 kilograms of drugs, which is a record in the history of our country.”
He stressed that “in addition, the number of sit-ins decreased to zero,” and “during 2023, major laws were approved to dismantle organized crime, such as the anti-mafia law, and we take the opportunity to remind the governor of Buenos Aires Province that he can adhere to this law to fight drug terrorism, if he wishes to do so,” referring to the governor of that region, Axel Kiselov.
Adorny emphasized that “prisoners no longer have a guaranteed minimum wage, and today they work while serving their sentences. In addition, the Federal Investigation Service was created to pursue and dismantle organized crime, in the image and example of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
“The Duplication Law and the Absentee Prosecution Law were approved, the borders were strengthened through the Gomez Plan, and control over the waterway was increased. Above all, today’s security forces have the support to act,” he noted.
He stressed: “For this reason, and on behalf of the government, I would like to thank Dr. Bullrich for her work in the service of Argentines. Thank you very much, Patricia. Dr. Bullrich’s work at the head of the Ministry of Homeland Security will forever be remembered as an example of courage in defense of life, liberty and property.”
He said that previously, “criminals were thought of and citizens’ demands were ignored. The world was turned upside down, where the perpetrator was seen as the victim and where criminals walked freely in the streets while Argentines had to lock themselves behind bars in their homes.”
He added, “The Bullrich Doctrine came to put an end to this immorality. It came to put an end to that chaotic system that tied the hands of the regime’s forces and forced people to defend themselves by their own means. The Bullrich Doctrine came to defend the Argentines and came to defend those who defend them, because a serious state is one that understands that the police must be supported to be able to act and take care of its citizens well.”
He stressed that after the former minister assumed the position of senator, “as of December 10, the same principle of Bullrich will be presented to the Congress of the Argentine Nation. He emphasized that a serious state project – like that of President Miley – needs to go beyond the will of the government in power.”