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Montevideo, March 12th 2026 - 14:05 UTC

Tag: Patricia Bullrich

  • Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

    Bullrich meets freed gendarme Nahuel Gallo at Senate, questions AFA role in his release

    Bullrich also said Gallo learned that two AFA representatives were present when he was picked up, and that they allegedly asked him to say publicly it had been the association

    Senator Patricia Bullrich met at her Senate office with Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo, who was freed after 448 days in detention in Venezuela, in talks that lasted nearly two hours and focused on his captivity and the process that led to his return. Speaking afterwards, Bullrich said Gallo had “barely told 10% of what he lived through” and indicated the two would meet again.

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  • Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 01:09 UTC

    Argentina lowers age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, Senate approves new juvenile regime

    Senator Patricia Bullrich captured the government’s message with the line: “In Argentina of order, those who do it, pay for it,” presenting the reform as a response to public concern over insecurity

    Argentina’s Senate passed a law on Friday lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, a flagship “tough on crime” initiative backed by President Javier Milei. The bill cleared the upper house with 44 votes in favor, 27 against and one abstention, after it had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies the previous week.

  • Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 05:16 UTC

    Argentina Senate set to vote labor reform after last-minute deal on key changes

    The revisions steered by Senate ruling bloc leader Patricia Bullrich are key to advancing the labor reform

    Argentina’s ruling coalition and centrist opposition blocs in the Senate reached a deal to vote on a labor reform bill on Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m., during an extraordinary session, according to the final draft circulated in the upper house and local reporting. The revisions steered by Senate ruling bloc leader Patricia Bullrich are key to advancing the labor reform and include dropping the corporate income tax cut—preserving revenues for provinces and the federal government—concessions to unions and business chambers on mandatory contributions, maintaining the allocation to union-run health funds, and moderating the original severance fund proposal.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:30 UTC

    Argentina and UK confirm cooperation in combating international crime and border threats

    Argentine Security minister Alejandra Monteoliva meeting with UK Ambassador David Cairns.

    Argentina and UK have coincided in strengthening cooperation in combating international crime, border threats caused by massive immigration and other related illegal activities. This was the result of a recent meeting between Argentine National Security minister Alejandra Monteoliva and British ambassador in Buenos Aires David Cairns.

  • Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    Argentine judge annuls Anti-Blockades Protocol

    While appeals are exhausted, federal security forces face significant uncertainty regarding how to handle street demonstrations

    A federal judge in Buenos Aires declared the Argentine government’s controversial “anti-picket” protocol null and void on Monday, sparking a major legal and political confrontation between the judiciary and the Security Ministry.

  • Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei gets Congressional nod for 2026 Budget

    “This is not just another law; it is a turning point for Argentina,” LLA Senator Patricia Bullrich stressed

    President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) scored a key parliamentary victory on Friday when the Senate passed by 46 to 25 votes and one abstention the 2026 Budget Bill, enshrining a “zero deficit” fiscal rule. The Upper House also endorsed the so called Fiscal Innocence Act, shielding private savings from state oversight.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Argentine gov't wants stiffer Penal Code

    This reform ”will bring order where barbarism once reigned, Adorni and Bullrich pointed out

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni and outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich on Monday announced the Libertarian government's initiative to submit a bill to Congress to update the Penal Code, providing for more stringent penalties and fewer concessions to convicted offenders.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Just a formality: Bullrich resigns as Argentina's Security Minister

    Bullrich thanked Milei for the trust placed in her, the Senator-elect wrote in her resignation letter

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich turned in her resignation effective Monday to President Javier Milei to prepare for her accession to the Senate on December 10, to which she was elected on Oct. 26 on behalf of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). Alejandra Monteoliva is set to succeed her as the new head of the security portfolio.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    Argentina: New Migration Agency transferred to Security Ministry

    The idea is to create a Migration Police to bundle up what is currently split among three different forces, Bullrich explained

    Argentina's outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced on Tuesday the creation of the new National Migration Agency, marking a major restructuring aimed at comprehensive management with a primary focus on border patrols to combat transnational crime.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentina signs cooperation deals with FBI

    “We are strengthening criminal investigation and the fight against organized crime with first-rate investigation,” Argentina's Security Ministry noted

    Argentina's Security Ministry announced Monday the signing of two strategic cooperation agreements with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to combat organized crime and terrorism.

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