Overview
- The Defense Ministry, which signed Resolution 323/2026 on Wednesday, restored the Armed Forces' counterintelligence role and reorganized the Defense Intelligence System.
- The measure defines the Defense Intelligence System as the Joint Chiefs' intelligence directorate plus the Army, Navy, and Air Force units under joint functional control and coordination through the state intelligence secretariat.
- The new rule keeps explicit bans on gathering intelligence on political parties, unions, social groups, or lawful civilian activity outside national defense.
- Officials say the change fixes an outdated limit and is needed to face hybrid threats, cyberattacks, terrorism, transnational crime, and foreign espionage.
- Political pushback is expected, with Nilda Garré, Agustín Rossi, and Jorge Taiana set to discuss the shift at a Justicialist Party defense congress on Friday.