Milei's spokesperson leaves office due to accusations of hiding US$500,000

Miguel Adorni, spokesperson for the Milei government. Photo from May 2026.
REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta
Argentine government spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, left his role this Friday (19) because he was involved in a scandal over alleged illicit enrichment and concealment of assets.
Adorni himself announced his departure after a meeting with Argentine president, Javier Milei. He also said he will be replaced by Adrián Ravier, who will serve as the new presidential spokesman. Despite the change, Adorni will remain head of Cabinet in the Milei government.
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Adorni is one of the figures closest to Milei, and last week he 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 he made 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.
The latest development in the investigations against Adorni was a alleged receipt for the purchase of bed, table and bath linen for around US$5,600 (R$28,900).
Adorni, aged 46, started in government as presidential spokesperson in 2023 and became head of Cabinet last November.

Source: G1