Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich speaks during a conference at the G20 Summit's International Media Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/Files
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government, with one eye on elections later in the year, is getting tough on crime, and one figure is taking centre stage: the country's security tsar.
Patricia Bullrich, 62, the security minister, is pushing a series of new tough-on-crime measures, including dropping the age for juvenile convictions, equipping cops with stun guns and trialing facial recognition at train stations.
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