Police organisation
Gendarmería Nacional Argentina
One of Argentina’s four federal security forces under the national Ministry of Security, and the country’s gendarmerie-type body.
At a glance
- Official name
- Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (GNA)
- System
- Argentina
- Level of government
- Federal
- Kind of body
- Gendarmerie-type force
- Status
- Currently operating
- Facts last checked against sources
- 13 September 2026
What it is
The Gendarmería Nacional is named by the Government of Argentina as one of the four federal security forces under the Ministry of Security. It is placed in the gendarmerie family on the strength of that designation; its specific competences are not established by the source and are not described here.
What it covers
Federal, under the national Ministry of Security.
Broad responsibilities
- Federal policing as one of the four national security forces
Who it answers to
Under the national Ministry of Security.
Elsewhere on this site
- Who polices what — how Argentina is structured, against other systems
Other organisations to compare
- Policía Federal Argentina — Argentina
- Guardia Civil — Spain
Where this connects
Institutions: Gendarmerie.
Sources
Argentina — the federal security forces (Ministry of Security)
Government of Argentina (argentina.gob.ar) · Government publication · link verified 2026-07-27
The Government of Argentina's page on the federal security forces, read directly. Supports that the four national forces — the Argentine Federal Police (PFA), the National Gendarmerie (GNA), the Naval Prefecture (PNA) and the Airport Security Police (PSA) — sit under the national Ministry of Security. Establishes the federal police tier (each of the provinces additionally has its own provincial police under the reserved-powers rule).