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Argentina Activates Digital Undercover Framework With New Council and Protocol

A judicial order brings into effect a monthly Academic Council for agent training alongside formally approved digital infiltration procedures for federal forces

Overview

  • The Academic Council created by Resolution 829/2025 is chaired by Judge Ricardo Ángel Basílico and holds monthly sessions to set curricula, supervise courses and coordinate special training programs for undercover agents.
  • Resolution 828/2025 authorizes undercover and revealer agents to infiltrate social media, websites and online platforms under Law 27.319, treating virtual operations with the same legal protections as in-person investigations.
  • A centralized Register of Avatars mandates a unique fictitious identity for each digital mission, with profiles deleted after operations to safeguard agent confidentiality.
  • Policía Federal, Gendarmería Nacional, Prefectura Naval Argentina, Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria and Servicio Penitenciario Federal are empowered to deploy undercover agents in cyberspace under judicial order.
  • The framework modernizes special investigative techniques against cyber-enabled and organized crime by integrating the judiciary, prosecutors and multiple security forces without additional budgetary impact.