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Buenos Aires, Argentina – February 10, 2025: Members of Argentina’s Gendarmería express outrage over a 5% emergency salary increase announced by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, calling it a «mockery» amid rising living costs. The raise, set for March, follows a modest 3% adjustment in December, leaving many gendarmes earning less than 600,000 ARS. Internal discontent has sparked plans for protests outside the Gendarmería headquarters in Buenos Aires and the Monument to the Flag in Rosario, with demonstrations largely organized by officers’ families to avoid direct retaliation. Many gendarmes also resent being deployed in operations against social protests, including demonstrations by retirees demanding better pensions. (Credit: UNAR AGENCY)