The Minister of Homeland Security, Patricia Bullrich, presented the "Anti-Barras Law" project this Monday, aimed at categorizing the barrabravas as a criminal organization dedicated to illicit association.
The minister explained that the proposal seeks to "directly and absolutely prohibit the figure of the barras", putting an end to crimes such as extortion of fans, illegal resale of tickets and jerseys, and the use of these groups as shock forces. Additionally, it will include aggravated sanctions for club leaders who participate in these associations.
The project was developed by the legal team of the National Ministry of Security and contemplates penalties of two to four years in prison for the barras who carry weapons or illegally sell protocol tickets.
The initiative has the support of President Javier Milei, who recently supported Bullrich after the large security operation deployed in Congress last Wednesday, which ended with 124 left-wing terrorists detained.
"Argentina has long needed to solve a structural violence problem with the football barrabravas. Since we came to government, we initiated the project of this law and today it reached the Chamber of Deputies signed by President Javier Milei", Bullrich stated at a press conference.
"It's a law that frames the barras and typifies the crimes of these barrabravas, in a type of special illicit association, that is, a criminal organization", she concluded.
"We have a record of 15,000 people who have had violent actions and are banned from entering stadiums in Argentina and other parts of the world through agreements", Bullrich stated at the press conference.
