Cuerpo Guardia de Infantería

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The Cuerpo Guardia de Infantería (Infantry Guard Corps, CGI) is the official denomination of all police riot control services of Argentina. Both federal and provincial law enforcement agencies have at least one.

The CGI are small, quick response teams, trained mainly in crowd control tactics and equipped with non-lethal shotguns, gas masks, police batons, plastic shields and other specialized riot gear. Because of their mission, they are sometimes nicknamed "Pacificadores" (Peacekeepers) by the press and common people.

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Law enforcement agencies of Argentina
Federal Policía Federal Argentina | Gendarmería Nacional Argentina | Prefectura Naval Argentina | Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria | Servicio Penitenciario Federal | Oficina Anticorrupción
Provincial Policía Bonaerense | Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe | Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba | Policía de la Provincia de Tucumán
Local Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires
Tactical Brigada Especial Operativa Halcón | Compañía de Tropas de Operaciones Especiales | Cuerpo Guardia de Infantería | Grupo Alacrán | Grupo Albatros | Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales | Grupo Especial Uno
Intelligence Inteligencia de la Policía Federal Argentina | Inteligencia de la Gendarmería Nacional Argentina | Inteligencia de la Prefectura Naval Argentina | Inteligencia de la Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria | Inteligencia del Servicio Penitenciario Federal | Inteligencia de la Policía Bonaerense
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