Argentine Federal Police - General Organization

General Organization

The PFA is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. The organization is headed by the Chief of the PFA, the Comisario General Néstor Vallecca, assisted by the Deputy Chief of the PFA, Comisario General Jorge Oriolo.

The PFA's headquarters, known as the Departamento Central de Policía, is located at 1650 Moreno Street, in the Montserrat section of Buenos Aires. The over 12,000 m² (128,000 ft²) resulted from an 1868 proposal for its construction, which was ultimately approved in 1884. Designed by Juan Antonio Buschiazzo, and engineered by Francesco Tamburini, the ornate headquarters is an eclectic structure with influences from Baroque architecture, and features a number of patios, notably the central, Palm Tree Patio. Argentine Passports were issued to local residents at this location until 1996.

The organization of the PFA is as follows:

  • Jefatura (Headquarters)
  • Subjefatura (Subheadquarters)
  • Superintendencias (Superintendencies)
      • Superintendencia de Administración (Superintendency of Administration)
      • Superintendencia de Bienestar (Superintendency of Welfare)
      • Superintendencia Federal de Bomberos (Federal Superintendency of Firemen)
      • Superintendencia de Interior (Superintendency of Interior)
      • Superintendencia de Investigaciones Federales (Superintendency of Federal Investigations)
      • Superintendencia de Planificación y Desarrollo (Superintendency of Planning and Development)
      • Superintendencia de Seguridad Metropolitana (Superintendency of Metropolitan Security)
      • Superintendencia de Personal, Instrucción y Derechos Humanos (Superintendency of Personnel, Instruction and Human Rights)
      • Superintendencia de Policía Científica (Superintendency of Scientific Police)
      • Superintendencia de Comunicaciones (Superintendency of Communications)
    • Direcciones Generales Autónomas (General Autonomic Directorates)
      • Dirección General Autónoma de Asuntos Jurídicos (General Autonomic Directorate of Legal Affairs)
      • Dirección General Autónoma de Asuntos Internos (General Autonomic Directorate of Internal Affairs)

Superintendencies are commanded by a superintendente, a less common word in Spanish. Both superintendente and the much more common Spanish word comisario normally translate into English as superintendent, which creates some translation problems when discussing Argentine police services.

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