Overview
- Guillermo Francos resigned as chief of cabinet and Interior Minister Lisandro Catalán also stepped down, with the Presidential Office confirming spokesman Manuel Adorni will assume the cabinet post on Monday.
- Press reports describe rising influence for adviser Santiago Caputo, including the floated creation of a superministry combining Interior, Public Works and Transport, which has not been officially announced.
- Javier Milei hosted Mauricio Macri for dinner at Olivos on the night of the shake-up as the government seeks support for its 2026 budget, labor changes, tax reform and a new criminal code after meeting governors at Casa Rosada.
- In Argentina’s football governance crisis, an AFA-called meeting over San Lorenzo turned heated, with a near-physical clash among club figures and AFA president Claudio Tapia warning of possible disaffiliation if external intervention proceeds.
- In Peru, an appeals chamber rejected the Public Ministry’s bid to suspend Lima Expresa tolls, keeping collections in place; separately, the JNE closed precandidate registration as parties move toward November–December primaries for the 2026 election.