The measure is positive but does not imply a fundamental solution to the serious issue of insecurity
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The government of Yamandú Orsi took a step in the right direction by announcing the deployment of armored vehicles from the National Army to support police patrols in the most dangerous neighborhoods of Montevideo.
It is a sensible measure. Military resources cannot remain idle while organized crime and insecurity escalate. Using that infrastructure (Mamba vehicles and trained personnel) under police command to reinforce the state's presence in critical areas is logical and necessary.
However, it is clearly insufficient
Accompanying the police with armored vehicles helps with deterrence and the protection of agents, but it does not change the underlying equation. As long as criminals continue to perceive that the risk of being caught is low and that the consequences are mild, insecurity will not stop. Uruguay needs much more than logistical support: it needs effective and exemplary repression.
What is missing: real tough measures
It is not enough for the military to "accompany." Security forces, including the military component, need greater operational latitude, and the penal system must stop being a revolving door.
Uruguay must urgently advance in:
- Much harsher penalties. Homicides, especially those linked to organized crime, contract killings, and robberies with extreme violence, must receive exemplary punishments without automatic benefits. Effective life imprisonment must be a reality, not a fiction.
- Death penalty for murderers. It is time to seriously debate the restoration of the death penalty for the most serious cases. Countries that implemented zero tolerance policies and harsh punishments have drastically reduced their homicide rates. Uruguay cannot continue to be a paradise for those who kill without real consequences.
- More firepower. Security forces need clear legal backing to use lethal force when facing armed threats. This is not about abuse, but about ensuring that a police officer or soldier does not hesitate for a second when a criminal points a weapon.
Legitimate defense and the protection of the lives of agents and citizens must be legally protected.
- A more active role for the military. Not just vehicles circulating alongside. Where the police are overwhelmed, the military must be able to act with greater prominence in specific operations, always within a clear legal framework but without being paralyzed by bureaucracy.
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Insecurity is not fought solely with presence. It is fought with political will to repress without complexes. The most dangerous neighborhoods need the state to reassert authority, not to continue negotiating or containing.
Orsi's announcement is welcome as a first gesture. But if it remains just armored vehicles that "accompany," it will be another patch in a system that has already proven to be insufficient.
Uruguay deserves and needs real tough measures. More presence, yes. But above all, more punishment, more deterrence, and zero tolerance for those who choose the path of crime. Everything else is just window dressing.
The citizenry is already clear: either order is established once and for all, or the escalation continues.
