The State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) of Argentina has announced the detention of an individual accused of issuing death threats against Pope Leo XIV before his arrival in the country on an official trip.
According to the statement, it was the SIDE Subsecretariat of Operations that passed the information to the Antiterrorism Investigation Unit Department (DUIA) of the Argentine Federal Police, the body that took over the investigation of the case. The police action took place in less than 24 hours from when the warning about the threat was received.
The arrest order was issued by the Federal Court of First Instance of Campana, under the responsibility of the magistrate Adrián González Charvay. The SIDE highlights the close cooperation between intelligence services, federal forces, and the Judiciary in the development of the operation.
Likewise, the intelligence agency states that they will continue working to get ahead of possible risks and to locate any new threat during Leo XIV’s visit, with the aim of ensuring that all scheduled activities take place normally and in a safe environment.
Leo XIV arrived in Argentina this Sunday as part of a tour of South America that also includes Uruguay and Peru. The trip will last until November 11 and includes religious and institutional events in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Luján.
On Monday, he will attend the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione, in Claypole, and will officiate a Mass at the Monumento de los Españoles. On Tuesday, he will travel to Córdoba to hold another religious ceremony and to meet with representatives of the clergy.
On the last day, a visit to the Devoto Federal Penitentiary Complex is planned, the celebration of a Mass in front of the Basílica de Luján, and, afterwards, his departure to Lima, Peru.