The use of Tasers was one of the first issues in which the ruling party and the opposition were braided after the assumption of Alberto Fernández as president. In December 2019, the Government repealed the protocol for the use of non-lethal weapons, a decision that even generated reactions within the Frente de Todos.

Eugenio Burzaco, head of the Justice and Security portfolio of the City of Buenos Aires, said that the City Police will "misuse" it in cases of mental health problems.