The red zone area will begin at the faculties roundabout, which will reach 55 by 122 / demian alday
The debate around the transfer of the Red Zone still has opinions to be added: at least that is how they let it be seen yesterday in the two faculties of the University that would become neighbors of the new area enabled by the offer of paid sex in the street.
According to what sources from the academic communities of Psychology and Humanities told this newspaper, in different ways, during the last hours the plan began to be analyzed.
In Psychology, a debate between student groups is expected, a source from the center told this newspaper yesterday.
“We are going to talk about it internally in the group and with the neighboring faculties,” said a leader and clarified that they will seek to assume a common position with the neighboring Humanities.
From the student center of that faculty they manifested themselves in the same line: they are in the process of elaboration. Something similar would be happening in the deaneries.
The deliberative state that was configured yesterday derived from the overheating of the debate after, over the weekend, from the neighboring communes of Berisso and Ensenada they expressed their rejection of the idea in dialogue with this newspaper.
According to the plan presented by the Municipality last week, in a little less than 300 meters from 122 street (between 52 and 55), in the area that divides the three parties, the activity that today spreads along 1 avenue will be concentrated. and some parallel, and diagonal 73, in El Mondongo.
They also expressed themselves against the organizations that bring together trans and transvestites. Instead, he gave his support to the change to the El Mondongo neighborhood assembly.
The Secretary of Victim Assistance and Gender Policies of the Municipality, Ileana Cid, said yesterday that the plan is in the consultation phase before the creation of the area towards the end of the month: “We are allowing 15 days to pass, the period that we had I have spoken with the organizations to see if there are any suggestions on how to adapt this area, or any other, but they are already beginning to think about how to adapt the place”.
The official alluded to a meeting with representatives of transvestite and trans organizations in which she announced the idea.
Although it is clear from those words that another location could be used, the official assured that since the presentation of the initiative they have not received alternative proposals.
Also within this framework of “open” consultation are aspects of the organization on the property. Among those, the hours in which the exercise of prostitution would be authorized.
This would include the installation of new lighting, toilets and security cameras.
Avenida 122 is before a busy street that divides districts, a Provincial route. That would indicate restrictions to the intervention. From the Municipality it was clarified that the Red Zone will not demand any retouching in the trace because it is expected to establish the activity on the sidewalk on the La Plata side.
The Municipality set the deadline to enable the Red Zone at the end of this month
The relocation plan derived from the update of the contravention code (now called the “Coexistence Code”).
This new body was sanctioned in 2021 and establishes that the Executive Department will determine a new place to circumscribe the area of sexual offer of the City.
Although this activity outside the place defined by the Municipality would generate a contravention (penalized with a fine or reparation), in the Commune they clarify that in order to proceed firmly with the relocation that frees the El Mondongo neighborhood, the collaboration of the Buenos Aires Police is required. .
For the new Code, the offer of sex out of place indicates a violation
In the last decades, the area has been adding investigations for drug trafficking, crimes, attacks of extreme violence and threats against neighbors who demand peace and security in El Mondongo.
It is estimated that there will be a call to the Ministry of Security of the Province to request collaboration.
As this newspaper learned, yesterday officials from the security area of the three districts met with authorities from the Ministry of Security.
The agenda indicated another topic, the problem of insecurity after the murder of a bus driver in the suburbs and the subsequent attack on Minister Sergio Berni, but the representatives of Berisso and Ensenada took the opportunity to say in private what they were told last weekend to this newspaper, together with the reproach for not being consulted before the announcement.
The neighborhood, in silence
At the beginning of the week, this newspaper spoke with neighbors and merchants in the installation area. All those consulted preferred not to talk about it.
In that sector, on the La Plata side, it is all green except for a police checkpoint at a vehicle checkpoint.
Calle 52 ends at a roundabout that on the Ensenada side continues with railroad tracks and next to it, towards 50, is the new headquarters of the UNLP Faculties of Humanities and Psychology (where the BIM III military battalion previously operated).
For 122 towards 55, in the hand in front of the Forest, commercial premises and houses of the neighborhood called “Cabezas” follow one another.
In the imaginary continuity of 53rd street, from 122 to Río, Berisso de Ensenada is divided. La Plata ends at the edge opposite the Forest of the asphalt strip of 122. Ensenada and Berisso begin where the ditch ends, to the east.
