The national director of the Republican Guard, Angelina Ferreira, and the department head of Montevideo, Pablo Lotito, were removed of his charges this Thursday, sources from that police unit confirmed to The Observer.
The until now deputy director of the National Police Alfredo Clavijo will replace Lotitowhile the position of deputy director will be occupied by Julio Senawho currently held the position of Director of Research, La Diaria reported in the first instance. The authorities are preparing a press conference this afternoon.
Ferreira’s dismissal
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Members of the Republican Guard union consulted said for their part that The decision regarding Ferreira was communicated in the last hours and it occurs in the midst of internal questions about the conduct of security policy.
Members of the Republican Guard, meanwhile, indicated that the argument transferred to justify the relief was that the unit “is not aligned with the security strategy carried out by the government and the Ministry of the Interior“.
However, the uniformed officers of the specialized police unit They maintained that the decision responds to the need to find those responsible due to problems they attribute to the management of the portfolio.
“It’s a drowning slap to blame someone for the mistakes made by the Ministry of the Interior,” they stated.
To date, the Secretary of State He did not officially inform the reasons for the replacement or who will occupy the position definitively.
Who is Angelina Ferreira?
Angelina Ferreira is senior officer of the National Police and until this Thursday he served as national director of the Republican Guardone of the most relevant operational positions within the police structure.
Before assuming leadership of the Republican Guard, among 2021 and 2025 was in charge of the National Directorate of Gender Policies of the Ministry of the Interiorthe agency in charge of designing and coordinating gender equality policies within the portfolio and the National Police.
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Since graduating as a Police officer, he developed his professional career in different areas linked to the public safetyaccumulating experience in various destinations within the police institution.
Her appointment as head of the Republican Guard occurred during the current administration, making her one of the most visible police leaders within the specialized force.
A name that remained at the center of the scene after the attack on the Court prosecutor
Ferreira was publicly exposed in October 2025, days after the attack on the home of the Court prosecutor, Monica Ferrerowhich occurred during the early hours of September 28 of that year.
After the attack – in which criminals entered through the back of the house, climbed to the roof, detonated an explosive and fired shots into the house – the then director of the Republican Guard defended the security operation deployed at the site.
“Custody was fulfilled as it should have been fulfilled“, he stated in an interview with Channel 10 when referring to the work of the Republican Guard who guarded the front of the residence from a sentry box installed on the public road.
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On that occasion, Ferreira stressed that Ferrero’s custody did not depend exclusively on the Republican Guard and recalled that the personal protection of the prosecutor was the responsibility of the National Police.
The leader also revealed that in June 2025 the Republican Guard had requested a custody review of Ferrero, as part of the usual risk assessment procedures.
His statements came amid questions about the security scheme in place for the Court prosecutor and placed Ferreira at the center of one of the episodes with the greatest public impact in terms of security during the last year.
