Argentina Halts Press Access to Casa Rosada Over Alleged Espionage

Overview

• The government suspended fingerprint entry for all credentialed reporters to the presidential palace on Thursday, calling it a temporary preventive step after a complaint from the Casa Militar, the presidency’s security office.
• Officials have not identified the broadcaster or provided evidence, and a Reuters correspondent with credentials reported being turned away at the gate.
• About 50 accredited journalists lost access to the press room, according to reporters on site, disrupting routine coverage of the presidency.
• Press groups and local media called the restriction exceptional for a democracy, with the newspaper Clarín describing it as unprecedented in Argentina’s democratic era.
• The move followed President Javier Milei’s online attack a day earlier on two Todo Noticias reporters over footage of his cabinet chief inside the palace, underscoring a deepening rift with the press.