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International guest discusses armed forces’ efforts against drug trafficking in Argentina

The lecture provided a historical overview of public safety and defense in Argentina.

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The Military Studies Lab (LEM) of FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) hosted the lecture ‘Fuerzas Armadas y narcotráfico: la militarización ‘lenta’ del control del narcotráfico en Argentina actual’ ['Armed Forces and Drug Trafficking: The ‘slow’ militarization of drug control in Argentina today’], on April 7, at 2 PM. The topic was addressed by professor Marcelo Sain (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes).

The lecture was held in Spanish at UFRJ, providing a historical overview of public safety and defense in Argentina. Sain talked about laws on the subject, their political counterpoints, as well as the demilitarization of homeland security carried out by president Néstor Kirchner (2003-2010). The professor also talked about the transformation of drug trafficking in the country, its slow militarization, the dilemmas and political and institutional challenges faced by Argentina.

Marcelo Sain is a professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (Argentina) and Director of Núcleo de Estudios sobre Gobierno y Seguridad (NEGyS) of Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo (UMET).

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