Overview
- Between New Year’s Eve and the morning of January 1, Buenos Aires conducted more than 5,000 alcohol tests with 38 positives, a 0.77% positivity rate reported by the city government.
- Authorities recorded 12 cases over 1 g/l and 26 between 0.5–0.99 g/l, with a highest reading of 2.62 g/l; vehicles were impounded and licenses retained with suspensions under local rules.
- CABA fines are calculated in Unidades Fijas, whose December 2025 value raised minimum penalties to roughly ARS 119,700, with higher bands and possible arrest for readings from 1 g/l.
- At Santa Fe’s bus terminal, CNRT intervened after dangerous maneuvers and found a professional driver at 0.25 g/l, triggering license retention, an immediate replacement and delays to the Villaguay service.
- Transit officials highlight a steady drop in alcohol-positive rates since 2020 and say year-end checkpoints will continue to reduce alcohol-related road deaths.