Members of the Santa Fe Police and Penitentiary Service continue demanding salary increases and better working conditions in the provincial capital and Rosario. Protests included traffic cuts and a siren blast in Rosario, as the government announces disciplinary measures against some officers. A representative of the self-convened group will soon be received by authorities.
The police protest in Santa Fe, involving active and retired personnel from the Motorized Brigade and Public Order, began on the night of Monday, February 9, 2026, in front of the Government House in the provincial capital. The officers gathered around the executive power's headquarters and parked two patrol cars on San Jerónimo and 3 de Febrero streets.
In Rosario, tensions rose during the early morning of February 10, when patrolling officers joined the demonstrations in front of the Rosario Police Headquarters. According to local media 0343, active agents were ordered to intervene against the protesters, prompting them to respond by sounding sirens on patrol cars and motorcycles. By Tuesday morning, the police protested in front of the Headquarters of Regional Unit II, burning tires on Ovidio Lagos Avenue. The Rosario Integrated Operations Center (Cior) reported a total traffic cut on Gutiérrez Street in both directions.
The lawyer for the self-convened police presented himself without a prior appointment at the Government House, where he was attended by a second-line official. Meanwhile, the Minister of Justice and Security, Pablo Cococcioni, met with Governor Maximiliano Pullaro. Cococcioni announced that at least 20 uniformed officers will be placed on availability 'with withdrawal of weapon and bulletproof vest' and stressed that his administration works 'to provide responses to the needs and problems of the personnel.' The provincial government also initiated a criminal case and placed 20 agents on availability.
Noticias Argentinas reported that the representative of the self-convened group will be received again in the coming hours by the provincial government.
