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Manuel Adorni Resigns as Argentina’s Chief of Staff

Mounting judicial evidence has intensified political pressure, threatening the government's ability to pass key laws.

Overview

  • Adorni announced his resignation on Saturday after a decisive meeting at the Quinta de Olivos with President Javier Milei.
  • Federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita has added documentary evidence to an active inquiry into Adorni’s unexplained purchases and asset declarations.
  • Separately, prosecutor Sergio Mola requested preventive detention for Martín Insaurralde and sought searches and forensic tests tied to videos showing Jesica Cirio with large sums of dollars.
  • Cirio surrendered her cellphone for peritajes and prosecutors have asked courts to inspect properties and seize devices to verify when and where the cash videos were filmed.
  • Adorni’s departure has prompted an internal push to name a successor — Diego Santilli, Sandra Pettovello and Pablo Quirno are floated — and creates an immediate risk of delays to the executive’s priority legislation.