Argentina
Milei confirmed changes at Olivos and said the residence now operates as a military base
The President linked the restructuring of Quinta de Olivos to security reasons and said he has “serious enemies” on the international stage. The change displaced the civilian administration and expanded the role of the Casa Militar.
Javier Milei confirmed that Quinta de Olivos was reorganized and said the presidential residence now operates “like a military base.” According to what he explained in an interview with LN+, the decision was made for security reasons.
According to information published by iProfesional and El Cronista, the Government eliminated the civilian administration structure that operated at Olivos and expanded the participation of the Casa Militar. The change affected the civilian staff in charge of the day-to-day operation of the residence.
Until then, that structure was headed by Osvaldo Javier Sosa, who served as superintendent of the Presidential Residence. His departure also meant the removal of the administrative organization under his purview.
iProfesional reported that Belén Agudiez, deputy secretary of General Planning and a figure close to Karina Milei, left her post the day after the change in Olivos became public. That outlet also said that Sosa is Agudiez’s brother-in-law.
With the new organization, the Casa Militar took on tasks that until now had been linked to civilian administration, including cooking, cleaning and waiter service, according to iProfesional and El Cronista.
iProfesional specified that the Casa Militar reports to the General Secretariat of the Presidency and is responsible for the President’s security, his immediate family and different presidential residences, as well as coordinating security arrangements and access rules at Olivos. The head of that body is Brigadier General Sebastián Ibáñez.
During the interview, Milei said the changes respond to an internal security issue and stated that there are “much deeper security issues than the conditions the quinta was in.” In that context, he added: “I have some serious enemies in the world” and distinguished those threats from the ones he identifies within the country.
In the same conversation, the President also rejected the idea that the monthly drop in activity is enough to speak of a recession. He said the economy is going through a slowdown in the pace of expansion and stated that consumption changed in form, but did not decline.
He also defended the coexistence of different positions within his political space and described his relationship with Patricia Bullrich as “excellent.” At the end, he said he will receive Pope Leo XIV with “great joy” when he visits Argentina.
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