Hundreds of police cadets in Buenos Aires have professed faith in Christ during a ceremony organised by the police force's chaplaincy.
A total of 312 cadets were baptised at the Juan Vucetich Police Academy in an event supported by the Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of the Argentine Republic (ACIERA).
According to Christian Daily International, the baptism of these cadets marks a rare moment of high-profile expression of evangelical faith within Argentina's largest provincial police force.
Alongside the men and women preparing to enter the police force were religious leaders and government officials who attended the event.
The ceremony is reportedly the result of ongoing pastoral work carried out by the Evangelical Chaplaincy of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police, led by Diego Espindola and his team, who provide spiritual care and counselling to police cadets and officers.
Argentina is a predominantly Christian country with Roman Catholicism being the largest denomination.
Roughly 62 per cent of people identify as Roman Catholic, according to Cultural Atlas. Catholicism is deeply integrated into the public life of Argentina.
There has also been a significant rise in Protestant and evangelical Christianity, with more than 15 per cent identifying as evangelical.