Victoria Villarruel's presence at La Rural is in jeopardy because her companions do not have tickets authorized by the Presidency.

The relationship between Javier Milei and Victoria Villarruel is at its most tense yet, and the La Rural de Palermo exhibition, taking place this Saturday, highlights this once again. Although both were invited to the event's main event, a new incident is once again bothering the vice president. The Presidential Protocol department has not enabled QR codes for the entry of their companions, putting their presence at risk.

According to sources close to Villarruel, Clarín has learned that the Protocol Office at the Casa Rosada has denied access to the people who regularly accompany the vice president to these types of institutional activities, a move interpreted by those close to her as a deliberate attempt to isolate her.

" It's unacceptable . He should know in advance where it will be located and have confirmation of the locations for his people. These are functions that all government protocol departments perform, even more so if it's the Casa Rosada," warned a source close to Villarruel.

The new rift comes at a critical moment between Milei and Villarruel, after weeks of coldness, recriminations, and a lack of institutional coordination. Although the vice president maintains her role as president of the Senate, her appearances with the head of state are increasingly sporadic and tense.

The situation escalated exponentially on Tuesday, when the president publicly accused her of being a "brute traitor" after the government's setback in the Senate and after spokesperson Manuel Adorni said she doesn't belong to the "project" or the government. Late Friday, she suffered another slap in the face. So? It will be an early morning of decisions.

For now, the vice president preferred not to visit the premises as planned so as not to further irritate the Rosada (Presidential Palace) after her personal agenda took her to Catamarca and Santiago del Estero, days after the Senate session, in which the ruling party lost by a landslide, and then to invoke criticism on social media against the President and his sister to defend herself from the attacks.

If he attends, he will not sit next to Milei , just as in 2024, when they greeted each other but the Presidency did not distribute photos of the president and the first in the line of succession.

Another strained relationship is with Jorge Macri , who will be present in Palermo. The last time the three of them shared an event, at the Te Deum for May 25th, Milei snubbed both of them : she didn't greet them and even left the head of government hanging.

The President will speak before noon, accompanied by his entire cabinet. Sectoral measures and possible announcements for the agricultural sector are intertwined with politics. There is speculation that he might announce a bonus for half of the withholding taxes, which rose again after the (partial) reduction was announced last year at the same riding school. This decision, promoted by the Argentine Rural Society (SRA), divides ruralists.

Smaller rural organizations are unhappy with the Executive's policy for the sector. The exchange rate delay doesn't benefit them either. The applause from the audience will depend on the President's announcements. "There may be more silence and less applause at the Mileil event," predicted Soledad Aramendi, head of the Rosario Rural Society.