With Argentina in Recession, Macri Shifts Focus to Law and Order
- Security Minister Patricia Bullrich is gaining bigger profile
- Macri’s advisers see security as issue to champion in 2019
Mauricio Macri.
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As Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri tries to steer the national conversation away from economic gloom ahead of the October elections, one cabinet member is constantly by his side.
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich stood prominently next to Macri at the presidential palace on Monday as he announced a decree strengthening the government’s powers to recoup goods obtained via bribery, drug-trafficking or other criminal activities. It was her second appearance alongside Macri in little over a week, prompting rumors in the local press about a possible vice-presidential candidacy.