On January 2, 2026, a Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (DNU) emergency decree to amend Argentina’s intelligence system was disclosed, announced and promulgated. The measure had a clear prelude: major changes to the Secretaría de Inteligencia de Estado (SIDE) as President Javier Milei’s government enters its second half.
Since the return of democracy in 1983, no President has changed the identity of his intelligence chief more than Milei, who only took office two years ago. There have been three: Silvestre Sívori, then Sergio Neiffert and current chief Cristian Auguadra. Milei has even altered the organisation’s name, changing it from the Agencia Federal de Inteligencia (AFI) to SIDE.
Soon after he took office, Auguadra launched a new National Intelligence Policy, a document published in early December that established the political lines of SIDE as it enters a new phase. Adjusting to that scenario, the decree inscribes the need for greater interaction with state organisms, a more fluid interchange of information, an improved respons
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