LOCAL REACTION Argentina’s right celebrates Trump’s victory in US election 06-11-2024 15:39 Figures from Mauricio Macri’s PRO party celebrate Republican leader’s win in US presidential election as Milei government officials revel in news.
TERROR ATTACKS Argentina names Hezbollah operative behind AMIA, Israeli Embassy attacks 31-10-2024 15:54 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich reveals identity of top Hezbollah leader in Latin America, alleging Hussein Ahmad Karaki was responsible for the AMIA community centre and Israeli Embassy bombings in the 1990s.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY With Biden’s envoy in town, Argentina steps up efforts to tackle against synthetic drugs 16-10-2024 15:41 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino receives top US narcotics official Todd D. Robinson, as Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announces Argentina will set up a regional intelligence centre to combat synthetic drug trafficking. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
CRIME & INSECURITY Security success or truce? What explains the drop in violence in Rosario? 23-09-2024 15:13 Something has changed in Rosario since late 2023. The most violent city in Argentina saw a 62% drop in homicides year-on-year between January and August. Is a new zero tolerance approach working, or is there an implicit pact between the authorities and drug-gangs?
UNREST AT STATE AIRLINE Government responds to Aerolíneas union strikes with sell-off threat 19-09-2024 15:27 Milei administration warns striking aviation workers, says it has opened talks with private companies over the privatisation of state carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas.
ARGENTINA-VENEZUELA BILATERAL ROW Venezuela seeks arrest of President Milei as bilateral ties hit new low 18-09-2024 20:39 Attorney general in Caracas says he will seek arrest of President Milei, Karina Milei and Patricia Bullrich over confiscation of Venezuelan cargo plane; Tarek William Saab accuses Argentina leaders of “genocide” in clampdown on protests in Buenos Aires.
COURTS NGO, prosecutors in Argentina ask courts to order Maduro's arrest 18-09-2024 15:23 Legal push in Argentina asking domestic courts to issue an international arrest warrant for Maduro, Cabello and around 30 others for crimes against humanity; Complaint is based on the principle of universal jurisdiction.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Bukele to visit Argentina this month to meet with Milei 12-09-2024 16:51 El Salvador leader will visit his Argentine counterpart in Buenos Aires later this month.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘Butcher of Giles’: Fugitive killer who murdered family apprehended by police 09-09-2024 17:04 Luis Iribarren Longevin – “El carnicero de Giles” or “Butcher of San Andrés de Giles” – arrested in Santiago del Estero Province after 11 days on the run; Serial killer, who was serving life for murder of his parents, two siblings and aunt, escaped in August while on educational outing.
CRIME & SECURITY Fugitive Misiones ex-deputy accused of paedophilia captured by police 29-08-2024 13:20 Expelled Activar lawmaker Germán Kiczka, wanted by the courts on charges of paedophilia and child pornography, captured by police in Corrientes after six days on the run.
CRIME & SECURITY Police arrest seven members of ‘radical Islamic terrorist group’ 18-08-2024 09:40 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says on social media that eight Federal Police raids have "dismantled a dangerous organisation linked to a radical Islamic terrorist group"; She says "anti-Christian, anti-Jewish" group , identified after threatening a journalist of the Jewish community."
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Two months since Loan disappeared – how the case continues 14-08-2024 12:11 Seven people remain in jail accused of a link to the boy’s abduction, while Judge Cristina Penzo hears key testimony from the boy’s relative.
CRIME & INSECURITY Government begins push to lower age of criminal responsibility 30-06-2024 17:28 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and Justice Minister Cúneo Libarona announce Javier Milei’s government will submit a bill to Congress that would lower the age of criminal liability to 13 in a push to end “doctrine that benefits criminals to the detriment of victims.”
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Aunt of missing five-year-old child Loan testifies he was ‘run over’ 29-06-2024 15:23 Confession delivers unexpected twist in missing child case; Loan Danilo Peña, last seen two weeks ago, was “run over” by ex-Navy officer Carlos Pérez and ex-municipal employee María Victoria Caillava, says aunt; Police believe body may have been buried in cover-up.
JUSTICE SYSTEM & PRISONS Milei slashes budget for legal centres in favour of prison spending 29-06-2024 04:25 Argentina’s Justice Ministry announces closure of 81 Centres of Access to Justice nationwide; Milei government boosts budget for the ‘Criminal Policy’ programme by 963% in move to “modernise Penitentiary Service” and “improve the situation of persons deprived of liberty." by Agustina Bordigoni
CRIME & SECURITY ‘All available resources’ deployed in search for find missing five-year-old 27-06-2024 18:14 Unsuccessful search for Loan Danilo Peña in Corrientes Province amid suspicions of child-trafficking; “Culprits” will pay, declares Patricia Bullrich as lead suspects are moved to jails in Salta and Chaco; President Milei meets Security minister for update on search.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Milei dispatches security minister amid furore for missing child 25-06-2024 22:59 Patricia Bullrich announces national government will lead the search and investigation for Loan Danilo Peña, the five-year-old boy who went missing 12 days ago in Corrientes Province.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Bullrich cancels trip to Paraguay after meeting over child's disappearance 25-06-2024 11:36 Security Minister cancels trip to Paraguay after meeting with police official from neighbouring country; She will instead travel to Goya, close to where five-year-old Loan Danilo Peña went missing on June 13.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Security minister travels to Paraguay as Argentina hunts for missing five-year-old 24-06-2024 16:59 The Security minister will travel to the neighbouring country on Tuesday. The detainees will be charged with human trafficking. Loan Danilo Peña, aged 5, was last seen on Thursday 13 in the town of 9 de Julio, Corrientes.
CRIME & SECURITY El Salvador and Argentina to ‘strengthen’ war on organised crime 19-06-2024 16:59 Governments ink agreement on security operation as Security Minister Patricia Bullrich meets with Nayib Bukele in El Salvador.
CRIME & SECURITY Bullrich visits El Salvador to study Bukele’s approach to crime 17-06-2024 16:43 Patricia Bullrich visits El Salvador as she takes closer look at nation’s approaching to tackling crime; Security minister due to visit President Nayib Bukele during trip to Central America.
CONGRESS VIOLENCE Officials slam ‘coup’ attempt after Congress clashes 13-06-2024 15:07 President Milei, Patricia Bullrich and Manuel Adorni accuse violent demonstrators of seeking to overthrow government in a "modern coup d'état."
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina tells Brazil it knows nothing about Brasília coup fugitives 10-06-2024 14:24 Authorities in Argentina have denied the alleged presence of some 60 Brazilian fugitives from justice in its territory.
CRIME & INSECURITY Court overturns sentence against policeman Luis Chocobar 06-05-2024 17:45 Appeals court annuls trial and conviction against policeman Luis Chocobar and orders new trial; Milei, Bullrich praise ruling, but security minister mistakenly claims officer has been cleared.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Milei finally discovers politics 01-05-2024 22:33 President Milei appealed to dialogue and negotiation and obtained his first parliamentary triumph with the approval of his ‘Ley de Bases’ bill and accompanying fiscal package. The head of state has to persuade people of his ability to govern while in a minority. He is being watched by audiences in Washington and Beijing. by Walter Curia
CRIME & SECURITY Prison breaks in Buenos Aires: 19 inmates escape in 20 days, many convicts at large 23-04-2024 16:04 Fugitives on the run in Argentina – overcrowding at police stations in and across the capital allows detainees to escape from jail.
DIPLOMACY Bullrich sparks row with Bolivia, Chile with Hezbollah claims 17-04-2024 16:36 Bullrich alleges the presence of Iranian-linked forces in Bolivia and Chile, along with Triple Frontier; Arce’s administration calls for “end of provocation,” while Boric demands respect.
PRESIDENTIAL U-TURN Milei will no longer fly commercial for security reasons, says spokesperson 16-04-2024 17:22 Javier Milei reverses previous decision to travel by commercial airliner on foreign trips abroad; Decision follows recommendation by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, who has asked that President’s protection be stepped up.
human rights & judiciary Justice minister working on bill to lower age of criminal responsibility 04-04-2024 21:17 Mariano Cúneo Libarona posts on social media showing he had begun work on a bill that aims to lower the age of imputability so that minors can be sentenced from the age of 14.
POLITICS Milei reopens debate about dictatorship, Armed Forces 04-04-2024 18:51 President enrages human rights groups by questioning estimate of those disappeared by junta’s security forces and calls for “reconciliation” of the military in Argentina.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Tensions soar as sacked state workers react to lay-offs 03-04-2024 16:41 Security forces deployed as state workers react angrily to mass lay-offs. Patricia Bullrich defends operation as sacked public employees try to re-enter offices.
POLITICS Macri assumes control of PRO after deal with Bullrich 20-03-2024 11:32 Former head of state will take on presidency of party he founded in 2005 for first time; Vicente López Mayor Soledad Martínez named first vice as Patricia Bullrich steps aside with allies secured in key positions.
As I see it Drug-lords in the crosshairs 16-03-2024 06:35 By Latin American standards, Argentina is a law-abiding country whose inhabitants are far less prone to commit murder or be gunned down by thugs than is the case elsewhere in the region. Why do so many people in high places believe that the threat has become so frightening that the military should be called in? by James Neilson
CRIME & SECURITY Federal troops arrive in Rosario as drug violence, paralyses city 14-03-2024 21:53 After a week marked by a wave of violence, murder and drug-trafficking, 450 reinforcements arrive in troubled city, adding to the 2,000 members of the Coast Guard, Border Guard, Federal Police and Airport Security Force who are providing support.
CRIME & SECURITY Bullrich unveils new protocol for federal forces, relaxes rules on use of weapons 14-03-2024 11:00 Security Minister outlines new protocol for federal security forces, which will allow officers to shoot in order to prevent a criminal from escaping; "We don't want more Chocobar cases," declares Bullrich in reference to notorious 2017 incident.
CRISIS IN ROSARIO ‘Armed forces will arrive in Rosario in next 24 hours,’ says Petri 11-03-2024 15:43 Defence Minister Luis Petri in Rosario drawing up new security plans with Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, Santa Fe Province Governor Maximiliano Pullaro members of new crisis committee.
POLITICS Macri praises ‘honest’ and ‘well-intentioned’ Milei 07-03-2024 14:01 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta voices opposition to ‘co-government’ or ‘merger’ between PRO and La Libertad Avanza, criticises party colleague Patricia Bullrich's decision to join Javier Milei's government.
EDITORIAL Pouring oil on the flames 02-03-2024 05:57 If the spark that lit the fire was the threat of Chubut’s PRO Governor Ignacio Torres to cut off all oil and gas unless the cutbacks were reversed, this might appear a wild outburst – but it was less random and accidental than it might seem.
Politics Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Torres: the governor who lit the provincial fuse 01-03-2024 06:28 From the PRO leader’s political beginnings in Trelew, his links to Patricia Bullrich and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and his history with Mario Das Neves. How he constructed his candidacy and the special advisor with whom he worked but now at odds. A profile of the youngest provincial governor in office today. by Ezequiel Spillman
POLITICS Bullrich divides PRO as she backs Milei in Chubut funding row 27-02-2024 16:49 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich intervenes forcefully in the spat between President Javier Milei and Chubut's PRO Governor Ignacio Torres.
POLITICS Security Minister Patricia Bullrich deepens anti-picket doctrine 19-02-2024 16:37 Argentina's security minister is moving forward with her anti-picket protocol with social conflict on the rise and wants the courts to be swifter in lifting roadblocks – the order from her portfolio is not to dialogue with social organisations and union leaders. by Ezequiel Spillman
CRIME & SECURITY Milei government relaxes use of firearms by police 10-02-2024 09:36 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich restores rules she first brought in during a previous stint as security minister in 2018, relaxing regulations for use of firearms by security forces.
POLITICS ‘New design is coming’ – Bullrich talks PRO-La Libertad Avanza merger 09-02-2024 17:43 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says long-awaited merger between her PRO party and Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza is on the cards. Spaces are “walking together,” says minister, and "a new political design is coming."
LAW ENFORCEMENT Bullrich announced that coast guards may use any type of firearms 08-02-2024 16:54 Security minister to repeal a resolution dating back to her predecessor, Sabina Frederic, which prevented officers from carrying long guns.
CRIME & SECURITY Patricia Bullrich: ‘We’d like to adapt the Bukele model' to Argentina 06-02-2024 17:14 President Javier Milei's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich reacts warmly to El Salvador president's declaration that he would be keen to “cooperate” with Argentina on crime and security.
EDITORIAL The four horsemen 27-01-2024 07:35 The general strike should be deemed not so much a success or a failure as a somewhat irrelevant blip within what gives every indication of being a long hot summer and a traumatic year.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Martín D’Alessandro: The trickery of populism 26-01-2024 06:55 Juntos por el Cambio's support of President Javier Milei's came cheap and it will have consequences.
CRIME & SECURITY Remaining three of four suspects at large arrested for killing of nine-year-old 25-01-2024 15:24 Suspect Axel Rojas identified as likely shooter of nine-year-old girl Umma Aguilera; Two remaining fugitive also detained by police.
ANTI-MILEI PROTEST Thousands swarm Buenos Aires' streets to protest Milei’s reforms 25-01-2024 00:39 Thousands flooded the streets and avenues surrounding Congress during a mass protest on Wednesday in Buenos Aires organised by the CGT, one of the nation’s oldest and most powerful union groups.
POLITICS & LABOUR Unions take to streets in challenge to Milei's reform push 24-01-2024 13:53 Thousands of protesters had gathered by midday in the heart of Buenos Aires for what is expected to be the biggest demonstration in years, called by Argentina’s main union, the CGT, against President Milei's proposed economic reforms.