Argentina: police repress protests against Milei’s policies and arrest 11 people

The Government of Buenos Aires reported this Wednesday that it arrested 11 people and that two police officers were injured, in addition to the smashing of cars, buildings and garbage containers, following a mobilization of left-wing social movements in the capital of Buenos Aires. Argentinarepressed by security forces within the scope of the new protocol implemented by the Government of Javier Milei.

“In the city of Buenos Aires, order prevails. Every time they want to cut, they will find us cleaning. The 11 detainees are now at the disposal of Justicelike all the film records with people vandalizing the City”, reported the Minister of Security of the Argentine capital, Wally Wolffin X, highlighting the work of the local police.

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The Minister of Security of Argentina, Patricia Bullrich, highlighted the protocol that prevented the cutting of the central Avenida 9 de Julio: ‘Law and order’, in a message on X, which was replicated by Milei in your personal account.

He Piquetero Combat Front -which is part of the left-wing movement Polo Obrero-, together with the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy (UTEP) -led by a former Peronist presidential candidate, Juan Grabois- and other social organizations are those that demonstrated this Wednesday- fair against the policies of the Milei government.

Hundreds of workers mobilized this Wednesday on Avenida 9 de Julio, in front of the Ministry of Human Capital, to demand the delivery of food to social cafeterias, the arbitrary and discriminatory suspensions of beneficiaries of the former Potenciar Trabajo social program, according to organizers, as well as its replacement with a program with frozen values, given high inflation.

Social movements reported twelve detainees and a “significant number of injuries” as a result of the “brutal repression”, in which the Police of the City of Buenos Aires fired rubber bullets and threw tear gas at protesters and journalists present at the scene, in addition to collide with fire hydrant trucks.

“The repressive response is consistent with the policy of the Milei Government, whose attacks aim to eliminate all types of social assistance to those who need it, sweeping away the achievements wrested from the State with years of struggle by the piquetero movement against hunger and for genuine work.” , warned a statement from social organizations.

Source: Elcomercio

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