Patricia Bullrich – Milei's onetime presidential rival, now serving as Argentina's minister of security –promised in remarks to the public that law enforcement would use "force proportional to resistance" against anyone attempting to erect roadblocks or otherwise disrupt the daily lives of Argentines and ensure that any criminal actions be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

"The law cannot be abided by halfway – you either do or you don't," she said.