Overview
- In Buenos Aires City, 30 of 5,394 breath tests were positive (0.47%), down from 0.83% in 2024 during the same holiday window.
- Eleven motorists exceeded 1 g/l and 19 measured between 0.5 and 0.99 g/l, with a local high of 1.74 g/l that prompted immediate license seizures and vehicle tows.
- Nationwide, the road safety agency ANSV screened 5,220 vehicles at 39 checkpoints and found 97 positives, including readings up to 1.83 g/l in Caucete, San Juan.
- The federal sweep issued 163 citations and retained 102 licenses as alcohol-zero rules were enforced on national routes.
- Authorities said checkpoints will continue on December 25, be reactivated for New Year’s Eve, and remain through the summer travel season.