Federal Intelligence Agency
The Federal Intelligence Agency (Spanish: Agencia Federal de Inteligencia) mostly known for its abbreviation AFI, is the principal intelligence agency of Argentina.
| Agencia Federal de Inteligencia | |
AFI headquarters in Buenos Aires | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | March 5, 2015 |
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| Type | Intelligence agency |
| Headquarters | Ave. 25 de Mayo 11, Buenos Aires |
| Employees | Classified (AFI personnel information is not allowed). |
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| Website | argentina.gob.ar/inteligencia |
This organization is the successor to the Secretariat of Intelligence (mostly known for its acronym "SIDE") and has two purposes: to collect national intelligence for governmental needs and criminal intelligence. It also was transferred from the Ministry of Security, to the National Criminal Intelligence.
The agency was created by Law 27126 3 amending the National Intelligence Act entering into force 120 days after enactment of the Act. According to regulations shall govern all communication by the Director General or Deputy Director General any interaction being punished by the members of the AFI any action or relationship regulated by the law establishing the Federal Intelligence Agency. In turn AFI officials should make affidavits without distinction of degrees.