The debate on the ‘omnibus law’ will resume this Thursday in the Argentine Congress

The debate over the ‘general law‘ will resume this Thursday in the Chamber of Deputies after the ruling party managed a fourth break (recess) in the session that began today to continue advancing agreements with other blocs.

After 9:30 pm local time (00:30 GMT Thursday), there was a recess and lawmakers were called back for tomorrow at 12:00 pm (15:00 GMT).

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The party in power, in a clear minority in Congress, needs support to carry out the Basic Law and Starting Points for the Freedom of ArgentinesMore known as ‘general law‘, star project of the Executive of Javier Milei.

The expectation is that in the coming hours negotiations will continue with the nearest blocks to further reduce the 664 items with which this project began, reduced to 386 before this Wednesday’s session.

For its part, the opposition continues to demand the final text, which it claims has not yet received.

Outside of Congress, the concentration of several organizations contrary to the Libertarian Executive’s adjustment policy continues, hours after incidents with federal forces positioned in the area.

So far, no injuries have been reported in the clashes, although there have been numerous people affected by the release of tear gas and pepper spray, as EFE was able to confirm.

Although the concentration of social, civil and trade union organizations remained calm throughout the day, from 5:30 pm local time (8:30 pm GMT) an attempt by some protesters to invade the road, something prohibited in the current protocol of the Ministry of Securityled to a harsh containment of federal forces positioned around the National Congress.

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A double line of police officers who even advanced on motorcycles contained the activists on the sidewalk of the parliamentary headquarters.

However, the thousands of people who gathered in the square at dusk in Buenos Aires expanded the scope of the protest and tried to block traffic, one of the limits established by the protocol implemented by the Minister of Security. Patricia Bullrichpresented a few days after the new Government took office, which took place on December 10th.

Hundreds of agents from three national bodies –Gendarmerie, City hall It is Federal police– were mobilized in the area to contain the protesters, who, despite this, managed to block several lanes at the intersection between the Callao Avenuewhich was born precisely in Congress Squareand the Rivadavia Avenuein the heart of the Argentine capital.

Source: Elcomercio

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