News of security

‘All crimes in Buenos Aires have fallen,’ says City Mayor Macri

25-02-2026 12:32 Buenos Aires City mayor says his administration has taken “a political decision to enforce the law” and that, as a result, all crimes in the capital have decreased.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Crime down in capital: Murders, robberies, carjackings fall to historic lows in Buenos Aires

24-02-2026 18:42 Homicide rate dropped to 2.5 per 100,000 inhabitants last year, making Buenos Aires the second-safest capital in the Americas behind Ottawa, Canada.

by Federico Perez Vecchio

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Lower House passes Milei’s flagship labour reform

20-02-2026 10:30 Despite last-minute changes, Javier Milei's labour reform still stands to be one of the biggest overhauls to Argentina’s economy in decades.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei's labour reform bill clears lower house, advances to Senate

20-02-2026 00:56 Lower house approves labour reform after stormy session; Bill heads to Senate following nationwide protests and CGT general strike.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Strike pauses nation but fails to stop Milei's labour reform in lower house

19-02-2026 23:57 Lawmakers in lower house vote in favour of President Milei's flagship labour reform bill; National strike and protests fail to stop reform push.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Government removes controversial Article 44 to secure labour reform passage

19-02-2026 19:52 Bullrich admits labour reform “error” in not differentiating between serious and minor illnesses.

POLITICS & THE PRESS

Milei government warns journalists about ‘risk’ of covering protests

18-02-2026 23:05 Security Ministry issues warning that “with the aim of reducing situations of risk, [the press] is recommended to avoid positioning themselves between possible hotspots of violence and the security forces."

CONGRESS RIOTING

Government charges protesters with 'terrorism' after labour reform demo violence

13-02-2026 16:51 Milei government says it has filed “terrorism charges” against 17 people in the wake of Wednesday’s violent clashes between police and protesters; Among those named: Matías Enzo Roldán (age 27), Federico Alberto Mazzagalli (42), Patricio Hernán Castellán (33) and Denis Alejandro Figueredo (20).

Rosario unrest

Rosario police end revolt over pay, mental health demands

11-02-2026 17:14 Dozens of police officers stage protest demanding higher salaries and improved mental health care in crime-it Rosario; Officers initially sanctioned, but punishments later withdrawn; Pay offer ends dispute.

Police rebellion

Police protest in Rosario over salary demands, mental health care

11-02-2026 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.

Murder of Cecilia Strzyzowski

Life sentences for 'Clan Sena,' the killers of Cecilia Strzyzowski

10-02-2026 10:51 Chaco court sentences Cecilia Strzyzowski’s husband and his politically connected parents to life imprisonment for her femicide; Case sparked nationwide outrage after the 28-year-old disappeared in June 2023.

CRIME & SECURITY

Peru agrees to extradite main suspect in triple homicide case

03-02-2026 23:17 Peruvian government greenlights transfer of Tony 'Pequeño J' Janzen Valverde Victoriano, who will face trial in Argentina for the brutal murder of three young girls in Greater Buenos Aires last September.

CRIME & SECURITY

Mar del Plata: Man in arrested for hitting vehicle in President Milei's motorcade

28-01-2026 10:41 Man arrested after striking one of the vehicles in President Javier Milei's motorcade in the city of Mar del Plata.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Homicides down 5% from last year, robberies drop to lowest in recent history

22-01-2026 18:06 Argentina’s Security Ministry presents preliminary data showing a sustained decline of homicide rate and a more than 20% drop in robberies nationwide over past year.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

US immigration enforcement turns problem of scale into personal violence

20-01-2026 14:21 Treating a person as the embodiment of a massive systemic failure is not law enforcement. It is moral outsourcing.

BILATERAL DISPUTE

Argentina ‘working to bring’ security officer detained in Venezuela home

06-01-2026 18:51 National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva says Argentina’s government is working around the clock to press Caracas to free detained Border Guard officer, who has been held by Venezuelan authorities since 2024.

DIPLOMACY & MULTILATERALISM

Latin America split at UN over US military action in Venezuela

06-01-2026 17:59 Security Council meeting exposes sharp regional divisions after Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York; Some governments defend sovereignty while others back Washington’s move against Maduro.

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

Milei overhauls SIDE intelligence services by decree

03-01-2026 10:15 Announcement of a sweeping overhaul of SIDE intelligence services via decree triggers backlash from opposition; Authorities say aim of reform is to “limit, define and clarify” structure and powers of agency.

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

Crime ranking shows ‘security incidents’ up 20% in Argentina last year

22-12-2025 13:47 National report by private Verisure firm shows 20 percent increase in “security incidents” over past 12 months; Province of Tucumán leads crime ranking with 65% surge, with sustained growth in Córdoba, Mendoza and the Atlantic coast.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Key reforms up for debate as Milei begins Congress push

18-12-2025 15:48 Lawmakers open debate on Milei’s 2026 Budget bill, a labour reform package and controversial changes to the National Glaciers Law.

LATIN AMERCIAN POLITICS

Milei embraces Chile's president-elect Kast, cementing right-wing alliance

17-12-2025 10:14 Argentina's president is eagerly embracing José Antonio Kast as another partner in a right-wing project he sees himself as commanding across the region.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

President-elect Kast faces hard choices as Chile enters new era

15-12-2025 16:12 Chile's hard-right president-elect José Antonio Kast will inherit a stalled economy, high crime rates and a fractured Congress.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

Chile shifts right as Pinochet fan Kast wins election run-off by landslide

15-12-2025 15:32 Voters elected José Antonio Kast, the most right-wing president in 35 years of Chilean democracy, with a thumping 58 percent of vote in run-off against Jeannette Jara.

POLITICS & SECURITY

Bullrich resigns as security minister to take up Senate seat

01-12-2025 10:23 Senator-elect Patricia Bullrich submits resignation; Departing national security minister, who went from President Milei’s rival to one of his favoured officials, will retain influence through replacement Alejandra Monteoliva.

Peru Chile Migration

Scared Venezuelan migrants flee Chile and spark backlash

27-11-2025 14:24 Venezuelan migrants fleeing Chile’s tough policies has seen hundreds stranded at the Peru border. In response, the government in Lima is enforcing strict border control amid fears of a larger migration wave.

MISSING CHILD

Court merges Loan Peña casefiles, paving way for 17 defendants to stand trial

26-11-2025 10:22 Unification clears procedural challenges as 17 defendants move toward oral trial over disappearance of five-year-old in June 2024; Seven accused of abduction and concealment of boy, another 10 face other charges.

POLITICS & SECURITY

Bullrich ploughs cash into immigration controls, unveils new force

25-11-2025 16:33 The sum in question is 181 billion pesos, included in the 2026 Budget; additional funds will be needed for the new border-control force.

Politics

Government hails Army chief appointment, opposition voices criticism

23-11-2025 10:06 Milei, Caputo, Bullrich and Adorni welcome the arrival of Monteoliva and Presti – but Peronist leaders brands appointment of new Defence chief “enormous step backwards.”

POLITICS

Milei puts military back in charge of defence after 42 years of civilian rule

23-11-2025 09:57 President Javier Milei names Lieutenant General Carlos Presti, current head of the Army, as Argentina’s new defence minister; Opposition criticises move as "step backwards"; Since December 1983, when Raúl Alfonsín began his Presidency following the end of military dictatorship, all post-holders have been civilians.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

A pragmatic communist and a far-right leader: Chile's presidential finalists

17-11-2025 12:22 Leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right leader José Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in Chile's presidential run-off next month.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

Three takeaways from Chile's election

17-11-2025 12:16 With the sum of the votes cast on the right more than doubling those on the left, José Antonio Kast can expect to dramatically expand his vote in the second round.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

Leftist, far-right candidates advance to Chilean presidential run-off

17-11-2025 12:13 Chile's leftist former labour minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader José Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in a presidential run-off after topping Sunday's first round of voting in an election dominated by violent crime.

Politics in Peru

Peru's interim leader José Jerí embraces the spotlight in 'war' on crime

13-11-2025 14:41 José Jerí, the media-savvy millennial president of Peru, is taking steps to tackle the nation's escalating insecurity crisis and says he's determined to restore order.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

A Communist, YouTuber or Pinochet fan? Chile's presidential candidates

11-11-2025 22:46 Eight candidates are competing in Sunday's first round of voting for one of two spots in December's run-off – here's a look at the four leading the polls.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

Calls for 'mano dura' as crime-rattled Chile votes for president

11-11-2025 21:11 Illegal migration is a central issue in Chile's election campaign, with a majority of citizens linking a rise in crime to the migration wave; Left-winger Jeannette Jara is leading the polls, but would likely be defeated in a potential run-off against Pinochet cheerleader José Antonio Kast.

Chile's Security Crisis

Pining for Pinochet: how crime fanned nostalgia for Chile's dictator

04-11-2025 18:40 As crime rates increase in Chile, public anxiety grows and demands for stronger security measures continue.

PRISONS & JAIL

Prison population in Argentina’s federal jails rises 3% in two months

16-10-2025 14:23 Number of inmates held in federal prisons rose 3.2 percent in September from December 2024, according to new data from the Attorney General’s Office.

GENDER VIOLENCE

NGO: Eleven femicides already this month, with half of October still to go

16-10-2025 13:42 Feminist organisation MuMaLá has recorded195 femicides so far this year – one every 35 hours.

CRIME & SECURITY

Body of missing young woman found in a pit at home in small Chaco town

14-10-2025 11:21 Thirty-three-year-old male arrested on suspicion of murder; Remains of Gabriela Arací Barrios, who had been missing since last Sunday, discovered buried in cement-topped cesspit in a back yard of house.

Crime & Security

Judge in Peru rules key suspect in Argentina triple murder be detained

04-10-2025 08:39 Judge in Peru rules alleged mastermind behind brutal triple killing in Buenos Aires linked to narco-trafficking must remain in prison during extradition proceedings.

POLITICS

Bullrich says Espert ‘must clarify’ drug-trafficker cash allegations

01-10-2025 16:00 Patricia Bullrich says José Luis Espert, must “immediately clarify” allegations that he took money from a suspected drug-trafficker.

CRIME & SECURITY

Extradition sought for suspected mastermind of triple murder

01-10-2025 11:05 Suspected gang leader behind last week’s brutal triple murder in Argentina arrested in Peru after international manhunt; Accused of ordering the torture and murder of three young women, 'Pequeño J' is at centre of chilling case tied to drug violence.

Crime & Security

Seventh suspect arrested in triple murder case

30-09-2025 08:45 Police arrested a seventh person in connection with last week's horrific triple murder in Florencia Varela.

Crime & Security

Sixth arrest in brutal triple murder case, suspects questioned

29-09-2025 14:53 Another arrest as investigation into triple narco killing in Florencio Varela continues; Final two detainees set to be questioned.

DEMONSTRATION IN CAPITAL

‘We will keep fighting’: Thousands march in Buenos Aires after narco-linked triple femicide

28-09-2025 08:43 Relatives attend Ni Una Menos-led march as thousands demonstrators demand justice for victims; Security Ministtry confirms five arrests but alleged mastermind of torture and triple murder remains on the run.

CRIME & SECURITY

Victims of triple murder laid to rest on eve of protest

26-09-2025 23:02 Relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder have shocked the nation.

TRIPLE MURDER

Argentina in shock over murders of three women by suspected narcos

26-09-2025 09:13 Brutal torture and murder of Morena Verdi, 20, Brenda Del Castillo, 20, and Lara Morena Gutiérrez, 15, shocks Argentina.

Crime & Security

Trial confirmed for 19-year-old accused of creating AI porn of schoolmates

24-09-2025 12:57 Former student who used Artificial Intelligence to create fake porn images and videos of schoolmates will stand trial, confirms Córdoba court; If convicted, the defendant could receive prison sentence of between three and 20 years in jail.