Florencia Kirchner’s Bodyguards Involved in Shoot Out
The safety of President Cristina Kirchner’s daughter, Florencia, was threatened last night when four delinquents tried to steal her bodyguards’ car. Two were arrested, one of whom suffered bullet...
View ArticleEight Areas Taken and Occupied, More are Expected
The land takes added to the Parque Indoamericano and La Matanza which started in Villa Soldati, Lugano and moved to the surrounding areas. These new takes are added to those already accounted for in...
View ArticleRenewed Tensions between U.S and Argentina for Delayed Plane in Ezeiza.
Tensions between U.S government and Argentine government have escalated to a diplomatic conflict. Barak Obama’s government required yesterday explanations from Argentine State on a delayed military...
View ArticleNew Tactics Occupation Avellaneda Park
During the last four days 140 families are still occupying the Avellaneda park, Flores district, Buenos Aires. In here the families took over 200 apartments of a housing complex (belonging to City...
View ArticleFederal Police Will No Longer Protect Public Buildings
The national government has decided to withdraw federal police officers from custodial positions in public buildings throughout Buenos Aires. In a bid to increase police presence on the streets,...
View ArticleFederal Police to be Equipped with High-Technology Devices
Due to the shortage of federal police officers to fulfil street patrolling tasks, security minister Nilda Garré announced the Federal Police Force will be technologically assisted. Out of 28,000...
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When Two Security Forces Are Not Enough
Federal Police in downtown Buenos Aires (Photo: David Wilbanks) On the 4th April, Minister of Security Nilda Garré announced the next-day withdrawal of 1,400 PFA’s officers from their custodial...
View ArticleGovernment Starts Recruiting For New Police Force
The Ministry for National Security, led by Nilda Garré, will today begin recruiting for the ‘Neighbourhood Crime Prevention Body’, a new arm of the Federal Police that will carry out acts of “mediation...
View ArticleBrazil: Corrupt Military Police Arrested
Brazilian federal police arrested five people, three of whom were law personnel, this morning in the Salgueiro Complex slum, in the city of São Gonçalo, state of Rio de Janeiro. The suspects detained...
View ArticleFederal Police Removed From Subte Stations
The Minister of National Security, Nilda Garré, will speak this afternoon on the reallocation of the federal police (PFA) from subte stations. The measure to remove police forces is in accordance with...
View ArticleBrazil: Federal Police Strike Enters Third Day
An indefinite federal police strike in Brazil today enters its third day. As of yesterday, the strike is affecting the entire nation. The strike began in 25 Brazilian states and the Federal District of...
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Incidents on Av. 9 de Julio as Police Disperse Protesters
Alicorpt workers protested ealier today (photo: José Casal/Télam/lz) Council workers from the province of Buenos Aires cut off Av. 9 de Julio at its intersection with Cordoba earlier today, demanding...
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Gang Leader Commits Suicide in Police Drug Raid
Security secretary Sergio Berni (photo courtesy of the Ministry of Security flickr page) Eight men have been detained and one committed suicide after a series of drug raids carried out by the Federal...
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Federal Police to Withdraw from Some Areas of Buenos Aires
Security Secretary Sergio Berni (photo: Víctor Santamaría) Security Secretary Sergio Berni has ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 Federal Police officers from neighbourhoods in the City of Buenos Aires...
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Macri Says Federal Police to Stay in Buenos Aires
Argentine Federal Police (photo: wikipedia) Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri said today that he had reached an agreement with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to keep the Federal Police...
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Police Violence: Argentina’s Other Security Emergency
Since taking office on 10th December, crime and security has been at the forefront of President Mauricio Macri’s presidency. Barely two months into his term, Macri has already decreed a national public...
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