Overview

• Santiago Caputo, a key adviser to President Javier Milei, allegedly obstructed a photojournalist and photographed his accreditation during a legislative debate in Buenos Aires.
• Opposition deputy Facundo Manes has filed a legal complaint in the Comodoro Py courts, calling for an investigation into Caputo’s actions as a potential act of intimidation.
• A previous threats case against Caputo, also filed by Manes, was archived by Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti but is now under appeal before the Federal Chamber.
• Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni defended Caputo’s actions, claiming he only sought to identify the photographer and dismissing allegations of intimidation.
• The incident has intensified scrutiny over the Milei administration’s treatment of the press and allegations of centralized power within the presidency.