With the summer recess over and internal tensions back in focus, Karina Milei has begun to move more decisively in areas that until now appeared under the sphere of influence of Santiago Caputo, a process that within the ruling coalition is already being read as a new stage in the silent dispute for real control of power. Following the controversy over the trip with his wife on the presidential plane, the government closed ranks in support of the Chief of Cabinet and spokesperson, a figure who within the libertarian scheme is increasingly seen as the executive arm of Karina Milei's power. The arrival of Mahiques was driven by Karina Milei's inner circle, and the new minister has already begun working with the Menes cousins on the strategy to fill judicial vacancies. Those close to Karinism maintain that the presidential sister is 'attentive to all areas,' a definition repeated insistently in official corridors and today translated into growing surveillance over key bodies, including ARCA, Customs, and sectors of the intelligence system. In the libertarian sphere, versions of new movements in the former AFI, now SIDE, and also in ARCA have grown in recent hours, where the executive director, Andrés Vázquez, has been identified by various political sources as an official close to the presidential advisor. At the same time, in sectors of the ruling coalition, suspicions have begun to point to the Airport Security Police, amidst cross-cutting versions about leaks and friendly fire. Thus, the libertarian political map enters a new phase. And in that picture, the vertex that is growing the most today seems to be Karina Milei's, with her sights set not only on ordering what she already dominates but on advancing on the last citadels and power levers that still retain autonomy. Within the government itself, they already speak, with irony and resignation, of an inverted triangle. Meanwhile, Viola, a trusted man of Karinism and attorney for La Libertad Avanza, was formally put in charge of the area's secretariat, while Sebastián Amerio, until now identified as one of Caputo's terminals, moved to the Attorney General's Office. Santiago Viola is already getting involved in matters related to Customs and is likely to propose the right name. In this plot, surnames with a strong 90s resonance also reappear. This is no minor detail: where ARCA moves, Customs also moves, and there changes usually have a simultaneous political, economic, and territorial impact. Added to this was a high-voltage political decision: the inclusion of Adorni's firm in state expenditures, a gesture read in the Casa Rosada as a new centralization of control. The departure of Mariano Cúneo Libarona from the Ministry of Justice, the arrival of Juan Bautista Mahiques, and the appointment of Santiago Viola finally consolidated the General Secretariat of the Presidency into a dominant position within the libertarian scheme, with direct or indirect political influence over sensitive areas of the government. In this reshuffle, the advance on Justice does not appear as an isolated episode but as a sign of something broader. In official offices, it is assured that Karina Milei's gaze is especially fixed on that body and on the chain that connects revenue collection, customs control, and oversight. The new arrangement left Karina Milei with marked influence over the Interior, Justice, Security, and Defense, while Caputo retains weight in the areas of Economy, Health, and relevant segments of the government's strategic apparatus. The case of Justice was the most visible move. In practice, the redesign meant a pruning of Caputoist power within a ministry decisive for the institutional architecture of the ruling coalition. But the power struggle would not end there. For now, there are no formal confirmations, but the mere fact that surnames like Anzorreguy, in this case possibly the son of the mythical 'Mr. 5', are being mentioned again reveals the type of climate that dominates the power kitchen. In parallel, the so-called 'Adorni effect' added another focal point of tension. In the ruling coalition, some read the possible advance on SIDE as a sort of re-edition of the most effective menemist genetics in terms of power-building, with the name of Lula Menem orbiting with increasing weight on the board and versions that even bring back into circulation historical names linked to the years of maximum centralization of the intelligence apparatus. The idea of a balanced 'Iron Triangle' is increasingly being refuted by the facts. Buenos Aires, March 15, 2026 - Total News Agency - TNA -.
