ELECTION 2023 Berni alleges Peronist mayors made electoral deals with Milei 30-08-2023 15:35 Buenos Aires Province security minister seems to confirm widespread rumour that Unión por la Patria leaders “assembled" electoral lists for Javier Milei's party.
POLITICS: ELECTIONS 2023 A social flare-up, a triple draw and the rise of Milei 15-04-2023 10:01 Javier Milei very well could be the single most voted-for candidate in the national PASOs scheduled for August 13. by Agustino Fontevecchia
As I see it Politicians playing with fire 08-04-2023 06:29 Much of the population is in a very angry mood. Unless the authorities do more to deter criminals, many more politicians could get roughed up whenever they venture into unfriendly territory. by James Neilson
CRIME & SECURITY Sergio Berni assaulted at protest following bus-driver’s death 03-04-2023 16:27 Buenos Aires Province Security Minister Sergio Berni attacked by a protesting group of bus-drivers enraged by the death of one of their colleagues in an attempted robbery.
Politics & corruption Sergio Berni walks the line as the coalitions bend 26-11-2022 06:26 Sergio Berni is once again walking on the edge of a tightrope, a situation he knows all too well. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CRIME & SECURITY Authorities identify substance cut with ‘contaminated cocaine’ that killed victims 12-02-2022 08:55 ‘Laced cocaine’ that killed 24 people in Buenos Aires Province was cut with carfentanil, a derivative of fentanyl and a powerful opiate.
CRIME & SECURITY Ramos Mejía murder shifts election spotlight onto crime 12-11-2021 22:01 Slaying of kiosk vendor Roberto Sabo in populous La Matanza delivers indignant protests, clashes with the police, public recriminations, media scrums and campaign talking points.
Politics The Berni Headlock and the Cristina Shake 16-10-2021 00:01 Whether on purpose or not, the pan-Peronist coalition led by Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is trying to drag the conversation away from the economic failures during their tenure in an attempt to claw back votes. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CRIME & SECURITY Horror in Caseros: Police kill kidnapper, find captive dead 05-10-2021 22:03 Ten-hour ordeal in Caseros ends with kidnapper Alejandro Maldonado gunned down by Grupo Halcón crack unit of the Buenos Aires provincial police. Three officers wounded, man taken hostage found down.