Overview
- Casa Rosada confirmed that Mariano Cúneo Libarona resigned and that Buenos Aires chief prosecutor Juan Bautista Mahiques will be sworn in as justice minister at noon on Thursday.
- Santiago Viola will replace Sebastián Amerio as vice minister, a move reported to strengthen Karina Milei’s influence over the Justice portfolio and representation in the Council of the Magistracy.
- Government sources and political analysis note the stakes are high, with the ruling bloc seeking the numbers to name scores of federal judges and prosecutors and to fill two Supreme Court vacancies.
- The administration is prioritizing a U.S. swing that includes the Shield of the Americas gathering in Miami and Argentina Week in New York, with the internal Mesa Política set to reconvene after the trip.
- Escalation in the Middle East has prompted cautious messaging on foreign policy, with the planned relocation of Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem described as contingent on regional developments.