03
Dec 2020
12:00 UTC
Argentina Tactical: Pro-abortion protest to be held from 12:00 (local time) outside National Congress in Buenos Aires on December 4; maintain vigilance
Please be advised
- Reports indicate that a pro-abortion protest is slated to be held in Bueno Aires on December 4.
- Participants are expected to gather from 12:00 (local time) in front of the National Congress in Bueno Aires. Instances of unrest have been recorded at similar demonstrations.
Assessments
- Based on precedent, the protest on December 4 in Bueno Aires is expected to witness turnouts in the mid-to-high hundreds.
- The demonstration carried the potential for unrest due to the elevated possibility of counter-protests from anti-abortion groups manifesting, resulting in clashes. As such, security officials may intervene using forcible methods of dispersals, including firing tear gas and conducting mass arrests. A bolstered security presence is expected to be deployed in the vicinity of the protest.
- Significant travel disruptions to both vehicular and pedestrian movement are expected from the afternoon hours onwards in the vicinity of the National Congress.
Recommendations
Those operating or residing in Buenos Aires on December 4 are advised to maintain vigilance and allot for travel disruptions arising from the protest in the vicinity of the National Congress.
COUNTRY RISK LEVEL
Low
AFFECTED AREA
Buenos Aires, Argentina
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL
Medium
STRENGTH OF SOURCE
Credible
Please be advised
- Reports indicate that a pro-abortion protest is slated to be held in Bueno Aires on December 4.
- Participants are expected to gather from 12:00 (local time) in front of the National Congress in Bueno Aires. Instances of unrest have been recorded at similar demonstrations.
Assessments
- Based on precedent, the protest on December 4 in Bueno Aires is expected to witness turnouts in the mid-to-high hundreds.
- The demonstration carried the potential for unrest due to the elevated possibility of counter-protests from anti-abortion groups manifesting, resulting in clashes. As such, security officials may intervene using forcible methods of dispersals, including firing tear gas and conducting mass arrests. A bolstered security presence is expected to be deployed in the vicinity of the protest.
- Significant travel disruptions to both vehicular and pedestrian movement are expected from the afternoon hours onwards in the vicinity of the National Congress.
Recommendations
Those operating or residing in Buenos Aires on December 4 are advised to maintain vigilance and allot for travel disruptions arising from the protest in the vicinity of the National Congress.