Overview

• At an event inside Ezeiza prison, President Javier Milei and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich unveiled the proposal and formally sent it to Congress.
• The draft increases penalties across offenses, including boosting aggravated homicide sentences from 10 to 30 years.
• The government proposes reducing the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 13.
• Unpermitted possession of firearms and knives would be non-excarcerable, and thefts such as cellphone robberies would carry prison terms of 3 to 12 years.
• The plan declares several grave crimes imprescriptible and stiffens corruption penalties for top officials, with Milei urging legislators to back what he calls a victims-first approach.