Argentina
Alejandro Vilches Resigns from Disability Amid Controversy Over the 2027 Budget
The official left the National Disability Secretariat and said his decision was due to personal reasons. His departure became known as debate grows over the changes planned for the area in the budget bill.
Alejandro Vilches resigned as national secretary for Disability, amid the controversy over the changes included for the sector in the 2027 Budget bill sent by the Government to Congress.
In the letter addressed to Health Minister Mario Lugones, the now former official said he was leaving the post with immediate effect and stated that he was doing so for strictly personal reasons, according to C5N and Ámbito.
Vilches had taken office in January 2026 through decree 83/2026, according to C5N and Ámbito. Before that, he had been in charge of the intervention of the National Disability Agency after Diego Spagnuolo’s departure, in a context marked by complaints and audits in the area, according to C5N. Todo Noticias added that the intervention took place in August 2025.
The departure comes as the changes incorporated into the 2027 Budget on disability are being discussed. Among other points, the bill eliminates the automatic updating of fees for providers, changes the nomenclature scheme and sets the non-contributory disability pension at 70% of the minimum benefit, in addition to establishing incompatibilities for those who have formal employment or are registered as monotributistas or self-employed.
According to Ámbito, those changes opened tensions within the ruling coalition and also with allied blocs, in parallel with the legislative debate over an extension of the emergency. El Cronista noted that, in the face of the rejection generated, the ruling coalition announced it is working on a superior bill together with parliamentary allies.
The controversy was also reflected in the criticism from Patricia Bullrich, head of the La Libertad Avanza bloc in the Senate. The legislator said she had not been informed about the changes and questioned why the issue had not been discussed in the Government’s political table. I am the caucus leader and I did not find out, she said, according to C5N.
So far, it has not been reported who will replace Vilches at the head of the area. Todo Noticias indicated that at the time of publication the Government had still not announced the successor.
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