Overview
- Security ministries began UPD operations today and will intensify checks Sunday night, deploying about 30 inspectors across Mendoza to shut down unlicensed parties and alcohol sales to minors.
- Officials warned of heavy penalties, including fines of roughly 5 to 12 million pesos for venue owners or organizers and additional contraventional sanctions that can include fines for parents.
- City of Buenos Aires schools will record absences and remove students who arrive intoxicated or disruptive, with directives to safeguard the minor, notify families, issue an acta, and call emergency services if needed.
- Provinces rolled out standardized school protocols such as Resolution 111/26 that formalize parental civil responsibility, deny entry to students in altered states, and mandate referrals to guidance programs.
- Health and prevention responses ramped up, with private ambulance providers reporting unusual demand for UPD standby and municipalities running outreach booths, while the provincial Defensoría urges a curriculum‑based approach given high youth alcohol prevalence and early initiation.