Overview

• The first cohort of 41 municipal agents in Ciudad de Mendoza started instruction on Thursday after passing psychophysical screening, including 13 former police officers.
• The curriculum has three progressive levels taught by CATacPol and the FOE, with ministry-issued certifications that must be renewed periodically.
• Only personnel with at least two years in the Police or three years for preventores and private security may operate the equipment once certified.
• Operational rules stress necessity and proportionality, bar targeting the head, neck, face, groin or upper torso, and require detailed reports with critical incidents elevated to a magistrate.
• The Taser 7 units add two simultaneous cartridges and visual and auditory warnings, and their use follows Decree 2155 that broadened authorization beyond special units.