Overview
- Patricia Bullrich said she is optimistic Congress will approve the juvenile-justice overhaul and expressed hope the imputability floor will be set at 13.
- She argued for early, firm consequences to deter repeat offending, presenting the plan as a tolerance-zero strategy for youth crime.
- Bullrich noted the draft would impose tailored responses at any age, including reinforced schooling, psychiatric treatment, or removal from the family environment.
- The initiative is on the agenda of the Executive’s extraordinary sessions, and the final age threshold remains subject to negotiation.
- Bullrich defended a Quilmes police officer charged after running over an alleged assailant and cited concentrated homicide patterns while urging Buenos Aires province to act, presenting those points as part of the government’s security narrative.