Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced that protest participants will be identified through surveillance and held financially accountable for the related policing costs. Bullrich emphasized that legal entities or individuals involved in protests, rather than the state, must cover these expenses.

Bullrich's protocols aim to deter the piquete practice of obstructing thoroughfares. She condemned the disruption caused by such actions, advocating for protests to occur off the streets.

Critics warn that these measures effectively penalize legitimate protest. The Centre of Legal Studies decried the assault on civil liberties, suggesting that government maneuvers to organize silence dissent. Prominent opposition voices, including legislator Myriam Bregman, have labeled the policy unconstitutional.

Bullrich's agenda extends to curbing adolescent protest participation, proposing sanctions for parents of minors who miss school to protest.

Notably, legislator José Luis Espert's contentious remark, "Prison or bullet," underscores the government's stern posture.

The policy change also permits police to confiscate items at transit hubs deemed potential protest tools, and regulates minors' protest involvement. Human rights groups criticize these rules for punishing parents advocating for family welfare and disregarding caretakers' roles.

Highlighting the hypocrisy, TN newscaster Mario Massaccesi recalled Bullrich's own history of protest during pandemic lockdowns.

Anticipated unrest follows drastic fiscal reforms put forth by President Milei to counter hyperinflation, including substantial salary slashes and increased costs of transport and utilities. Inflation has soared to staggering levels since Milei's term began, with a daily increase rate that translates to an annual hyperinflation estimation of over 3,600%.