News of police

Rosario police revolt over pay, mental health demands

Today 17:14 Officers in crime-hit Rosario vow to continue protests after overnight talks fail to deliver fresh salary offer

Police rebellion

Police protest in Rosario over salary demands, mental health care

Today 17:05 Dozens of police officers stage protest demanding higher salaries and improved mental health care in Rosario; Officers initially sanctioned, but punishments later withdrawn.

IMBALANCE OF POWER

Report links sexual abuse to senior ranks in Argentina's security forces

13-01-2026 18:06 Analysis of cases across 14 jurisdictions shows abuse by senior officers, years of silence, and punishment aimed more often at victims than perpetrators; UFEM report reveals that 96% of alleged abusers held command positions.

CRIME: Robbery that stunned a nation

Argentina remembers the ‘Heist of the Century,’ 20 years on

13-01-2026 12:01 Two decades ago, a criminal gang entered a branch of Banco Río in San Isidro, taking 23 people hostage. In a daring operation involving underground tunnels, inflatable rafts and fake weapons, they managed to outwit 300 police officers and escape – albeit temporarily – with bagfuls of cash and jewellery. Twenty years on, only around US$1.5 million has ever been recovered, with the fate of the rest of haul unknown.

Crime & Security

Death of 45-year-old in Villa 20 triggers police inquiry, investigation

26-12-2025 23:32 Gabriel González, 45, died in reported clash between police and residents; Authorities launch judicial and internal investigations amid family allegations of excessive use of force.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina reinforces border controls after killings in Rio de Janeiro

29-10-2025 21:03 Rio de Janeiro police on Tuesday carried out their deadliest-ever raid against a major criminal faction, Comando Vermelho, or the Red Command, leaving at least 121 dead.

Political crisis in Peru

One dead, over 100 injured as Peru's interim leader struggles to quell unrest

16-10-2025 12:52 Massive demonstrations erupt across Peru, demanding action against rising crime and political corruption; Interim President José Jeri struggles to contain unrest as crisis rages on.

Political unrest in Peru

At least 30 injured, six detained during protests against Peru government

23-09-2025 17:10 Peruvian youth-lead protests against government sparked violent police response, with multiple injuries and arrests

CRIME & SECURITY

Teenager disarmed after firing gunshots at Mendoza Province school

11-09-2025 17:58 According to reports in local press outlets, the teenager had barricaded herself inside the Escuela 4-042 Marcelino H. Blanco in the city of La Paz, Mendoza Province, early in the morning.

POLITICS

Pensioners on the frontline of politics

23-08-2025 06:44 It has become a Buenos Aires tradition – each Wednesday, baton-wielding riot police violently confront pensioners protesting against President Javier Milei’s policies.

SECURITY & CRIME

Policeman punished for letting detainees work at his wedding

29-07-2025 11:38 They worked as cooks, servers and cleaners.

CRIME & SECURITY

Milei announces overhaul of Federal Police’s powers

17-06-2025 23:10 Government moves to grant Federal Police officers greater freedom to detain suspects and investigate crimes; Rights groups express concerns over new statutes.

Police Protest Crackdown

Pro-Morales protesters clash with police in Bolivia, dozens arrested

15-01-2025 17:04 Bolivian police arrest more than 40 supporters of Evo Morales as political and judicial tensions soar.

TRAGEDY IN BRAZIL

At least one dead and 16 missing after bridge collapse in Brazil

23-12-2024 21:13 One person has died and 16 are missing following the collapse of a bridge between Maranhão and Tocantins. President Lula promises federal support for rescue operations and an investigation.

CRIME & SECURITY

‘Narco-terrorists’ make death threats against security minister, governor

02-12-2024 16:18 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich vows to clamp down on “narco-terrorists” after threats against her and Santa Fe Province Governor Maximilaino Pullaro in video.

COURTS

Police in Argentina arrest man over Brazil coup attempt

15-11-2024 10:00 Police in La Plata arrest man wanted over attempted coup in Brazil last year.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ex-cop, ex-Army officer sentenced to lengthy jail terms for 1970s crimes

01-10-2024 15:12 Néstor Ciaramella and Enrique Del Pino found guilty of kidnapping, torture, disappearances, murder, sexual abuse and other crimes committed against 185 people between 1974 and 1977, in the lead up to the military dictatorship.

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."

PROTESTS IN POSADAS

Police protest lifted after pay deal, two weeks of tension in Misiones ends

29-05-2024 10:40 After 13 days of tension and demonstrations in Posadas, Misiones police seal pay deal with provincial government and lift protest.

SOCIAL UNREST

Police in Misiones take to streets as pay protest intensifies

20-05-2024 13:16 Active and retired police officers in Misiones Province stage street demonstrations in demand of better pay.

POLITICS

Police raid soup kitchens as government claims 47% ‘do not exist’

16-05-2024 17:21 According to the Human Capital Ministry, almost half of registered soup kitchens and emergency canteens surveyed presented irregularities such as ghost addresses. No details of full list, but government claims address of one was listed as residence in a gated community.

SOCIAL UNREST

Eleven arrests as police crack down on protesters in Buenos Aires

10-04-2024 16:28 Police water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a temporary blockade of Avenida 9 de Julia.

POLITICS

Police clash with social organisations during anti-austerity protests

19-03-2024 17:08 Clashes as social organisations and picket groups demonstrate against growing hunger and lack of aid to food banks and soup kitchens. Protesters and journalists wounded.

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

Santa Fe governor orders Bukele-style tactics for narcos in Rosario

11-03-2024 12:53 Santa Fe Province Governor Maximiliano Pullaro is angering narco bosses with his Bukele-style approach to tackling drug violence in dangerous Rosario.

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