The Government officially appointed Juan Bautista Mahiques as Minister of Justice in a ceremony that was overcrowded with officials but had limited judicial presence. Despite coming from a family linked to the Judiciary, the personalities attending the swearing-in could be counted on one's fingers. On the left side of the White Hall, Carlos 'Coco' Mahiques, a judge of the First Chamber of the Federal Court of Cassation for Criminal Cases and the new official's father, was seen. At the end, the president approached his close collaborator and embraced him intensely. Distributed in the hall were the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, and the ministers Pablo Quirno (Foreign Relations); Alejandra Monteoliva (Security); Mario Lugones (Health); Federico Sturzenegger (Deregulation and Transformation of the State); Sandra Pettovello (Human Capital). Also present were his wife and children, his brothers Esteban, a Foreign Ministry official and a member of the AFA's Disciplinary Tribunal, and the youngest of the clan, Ignacio, an aide in the 'Roads' case against former President Cristina Kirchner. According to Noticias Argentinas agency, the guest list was reduced and included Santiago Otamendi, a member of the Superior Court of Justice of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (TSJ). Also present were the Deputy Attorney General of the Public Prosecutor's Office, Pablo Garcilazo, and Mahiques' replacement as the federal capital's Attorney General, Javier Martín López Zavaleta, who are politically responsive to the radical Daniel Angelici, who was absent from the ceremony. Other presences As a counterpoint, there was a strong participation from Executive Branch officials, with the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Karina Milei, as the main protagonist; she even approached to take a photo with the new addition. On her way in, the youngest Milei greeted the presidential advisor, Santiago Caputo, who followed the brief ceremony standing from one side of the hall.
