Milei announces new government chief of staff

Miguel Adorni, spokesperson for the Milei government. Photo from May 2026.
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The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, announced his government's new chief of staff. Diego Santilli, current Minister of the Interior, will take office on Tuesday (30), Milei announced on his social networks.
The Argentine government spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, left his role this Saturday (27) because he was involved in a scandal over alleged illicit enrichment and concealment of assets.
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Adorni himself published a letter of resignation on his social networks, confirming his departure. "Thank you for your trust, Mr. President. It was a true honor", wrote the now former employee.
Adorni is one of the figures closest to Milei and recently admitted to having hidden 500 thousand dollars (around R$2.6 million) in his declarations of assets, in a case that put him in the crosshairs of the courts and the opposition.
He stated that these were "undeclared" savings from investments in cryptocurrencies between 2014 and 2018. However, this contradicted previous statements made by him to the Argentine Congress: in April, he told parliamentarians that "there was never any concealment" of his assets.
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The case is investigated by the Argentine Federal Court along with allegations about the purchase and renovation of properties for hundreds of thousands of dollars, in a scandal that gains a new chapter every week.
Adorni resisted in office with the support of the president and presented explanations considered insufficient. Milei tried to keep him until the last moment and, on Friday morning (26), during a visit to Spain, the Argentine president even stated that he would only fire him if the Court found him guilty of corruption.
In the letter, Adorni thanked Milei: "Thank you. Thank you for understanding the reasons and for understanding me: for the first time since that December 10, 2023, I am going against your wishes. Thank you for finally accepting my resignation from this time."
Adorni, aged 46, started in government as presidential spokesperson in 2023 and became head of the Cabinet last November.
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Excerpt from Adorni's letter.
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