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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 08:26 UTC

Tag: Patricia Bullrich

  • Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 10:02 UTC

    Bullrich meets with Gopinath in Washington

    “Without security there is no economic prosperity,” they both concurred

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Monday met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath to discuss thee South American official's anti-picketing policy. “Without security there is no economic prosperity,” they both concurred.

  • Monday, November 4th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

    Evo's legal front reaches Argentina

    Del Castillo said Bolivia would be attentive to any requirement that might arrive from Buenos Aires

    Argentine authorities have filed a criminal complaint against former Bolivian President Evo Morales for the alleged rape and human trafficking of four teenage girls while he was under asylum in the country, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced during the weekend. Morales will be prosecuted for allegedly “committing crimes of human trafficking and sexual abuse,” Bullrich explained.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 19:45 UTC

    Argentina discloses identity of alleged Hezbollah Chief in South America

    “Hussein Ahmad Karaki oversaw the logistics of the two bombings against Argentina,” Bullrich said during a press conference

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Friday released a picture and data of the alleged Hezbollah leader in South America, who she also claimed was involved in the bombings in Buenos Aires of the Israeli Embassy in 1992 and the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) in 1994. The suspect was identified as Hussein Ahmad Karaki and was said to be currently in Lebanon.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 09:30 UTC

    Venezuela issues arrest warrant against 16 other Argentines in connection with Emtrasur case

    Milei is an agent of international Zionism in Latin America, Saab claimed

    Venezuela's Public Prosecutor's Office Monday requested the arrest of another 16 Argentines in connection with the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter airplane seized in Buenos Aires and handed over to the United States during the government of Alberto Fernández for its alleged involvement in logistics support to Iran-backed terrorist activities.

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 09:16 UTC

    Milei welcomes Bukele at Casa Rosada

    Bukele arrived in Buenos Aires last Friday but his activities during the weekend remained under the utmost secrecy

    Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele met Monday in Casa Rosada with his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei to discuss bilateral cooperation on issues such as “energy, trade, and security,” it was reported in Buenos Aires. During his stay in the Argentine capital, Bukele also held an encounter with Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and participated in other protocol engagements.

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 08:47 UTC

    Argentina says terrorist cell in Mendoza deactivated

    “They were planning attacks in Mendoza,” Bullrich said

    Argentine authorities last week dismantled what was believed to be an “Islamist” terrorist cell planning to attack Jewish community sites in the province of Mendoza and arrested seven suspects in the process, some trying to cross over to Chile and others at the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires.

  • Saturday, July 6th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Argentina: No love lost between Macri and Bullrich

    Bullrichists are not leaving the PRO but rather preparing for next year's primaries against the Macrists

    There seems to be no love lost between former Argentine President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich after Thursday's events at the Propuesta Republicana (PRO) Party Assembly the latter was supposed to chair but was sidelined. The rift between Macri and Bullrich has been going on for months, it was also reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Wednesday, June 26th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Argentina's Security Minister warns against reporting on child's disappearance

    Confidentiality is paramount from now on, Bullrich warned

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced Tuesday that “strong sanctions” would be applied to anyone releasing any information regarding the disappearance of 5-year-old Loan Danilo Peña, a child in the province of Corrientes who went missing when allegedly searching for oranges in a local field and is now believed to have been abducted for human trafficking. The case splashed the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei after a person of that political allegiance was arrested.

  • Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

    Bullrich apologizes for remarks regarding Hezbollah's alleged presence in Chile

    Bullrich told Tohá over the telephone that her comments had been made when analyzing the regional scenario and with no animosity toward Chile

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font declared the diplomatic incident over after Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich apologized for saying that the terrorist organization Hezbollah was operating in the Chilean port of Iquique. “It seems to me that it is tremendously important that the authorities be responsible in their statements and affirmations,” said Boric.

  • Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:11 UTC

    Argentina's Security Minister gets first-hand glimpse of “Bukele Model”

    Bullrich and her Salvadoran colleague Gustavo Villatoro toured the infamous CECOT prison

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Sunday visited El Salvador's controversial Confinement Center for Terrorism (CECOT), probably seeking to replicate the model in her country, it was reported. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had told her he was open to giving Argentina any assistance it might need regarding security issues.

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