On 14 March 2025, in La Plata - Tolosa (Buenos Aires), neighbors of a sports club headquarters to which the Deliberative Council had ceded a section of 27th Street for its expansion demonstrated and installed a roadblock, and set waste on fire to demand that the road be reopened.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1. Summary

On March 14, 2025, residents in the La Plata-Tolosa area of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, staged road blockades and waste burning protests opposing the transfer of roads for sports club expansion. Currently classified as low risk, but caused temporary disruptions to local transportation networks.

2. Supply-chain impact

• Local traffic delays: Road blockades on 27th Street may cause temporary disruptions to access routes to downtown La Plata and surrounding industrial complexes
• Buenos Aires Province logistics network: Small-scale protests in metropolitan outskirts have limited direct impact on major arterial roads or key port accessibility
• Agricultural transport: Minimal immediate impact as the area is distant from Buenos Aires port connection roads, which are key routes for Argentina's major agricultural exports
• Manufacturing parts supply: Potential minor delays in raw material procurement for small companies in automotive and petrochemical industrial complexes near La Plata

3. Watch points

• Protest expansion: Track potential spread of similar land use conflicts to other areas in Buenos Aires Province
• Road reopening timeline: Monitor normalization of 27th Street and recovery of regional transportation network
• Local government response: Assess whether La Plata city council will review the land transfer decision and identify additional conflict potential