Argentine president Javier Milei has restored most journalists' access to the Casa Rosada, the country's presidential headquarters in Buenos Aires, more than a week after his administration revoked credentials in a move that drew condemnation from lawmakers, the country's newspaper association and international press-freedom groups.
Two credentialed television channels were nonetheless denied entry on Monday without official explanation, and the government has imposed new restrictions on reporters' physical movement inside the palace, limiting them to designated areas. The presidential office said the changes were intended to "preserve institutional functioning".
The week-long ban, accompanied by online insults from the president's social-media accounts, was the most aggressive step against the press by an Argentine government since the restoration of democracy in 1983, free-expression organisations said. Senators from across the political spectrum had threatened a formal censure motion.
The episode came against a backdrop of mixed economic signals. Fitch Ratings on Tuesday upgraded Argentina's sovereign credit rating, citing progress in fiscal consolidation and external accounts, in a vote of confidence in Mr Milei's overhaul programme. But the country's autoparts industry contracted 22.5 per cent in the first two months of 2026 as import liberalisation hit local manufacturers.
A public feud between former economy minister Domingo Cavallo and the current minister Luis Caputo over exchange-rate strategy escalated this week, with Mr Cavallo describing Mr Caputo as "a trader without theory". Mr Milei publicly defended his minister.
Polls show the president retains support of about 45 per cent of voters but that the share who view him "very unfavourably" has risen since January. Mid-term legislative elections are scheduled for October.