Overview

• Miguel Blanco was dismissed from his role as head of the Sindicatura General de la Nación, creating a leadership vacuum at Argentina’s main internal audit body.
• The SIGEN is legally charged with monitoring executive branch spending, alerting the president to potential harm to public assets and overseeing privatization processes under Article 20 of Law 23.696.
• His tenure had been backed by former Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse until Posse’s ouster in May 2024 left him politically exposed.
• Blanco built his career over more than 30 years at firms including Pricewaterhouse, Swiss Medical Group and The Exxel Group, as well as leading roles at IDEA and the Foro de Convergencia Empresarial.
• No replacement has been announced, marking the latest of several high-profile executive changes in the Milei government and underscoring questions about the administration’s commitment to internal controls.