Argentines returned to the streets this Thursday (28) to protest against the socio-economic crisis in the country. Concentrations in different parts of the capital Buenos Aires were called by social organizations, demanding universal aid from the government, increases in the salaries of civil servants and private companies and in pensions, in addition to a 13th salary for beneficiaries of social programs.
The “universal basic salary” demanded by the protesters would be enough to cover the basic food basket. In this way, they intend to prevent 7 million people from falling into extreme poverty.
Part of the protests are centered on the Obelisk, emblem of the Argentine capital, where an assembly is held to define new acts and call a new demonstration for August 7, demanding “bread and work”.
Other points in downtown Buenos Aires also register protests with the same demands, but which also denounce what they call the “criminalization” of organizations for investigations into the destination of resources for social programs.
Argentina has accumulated 64% of inflation in the last 12 months, and the forecast is that the index could exceed 90% by the end of this year.
In the last month, prices soared with instability in the financial market after the unexpected resignation of the country’s then Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, through a letter published on a social network.
The current Minister of Economy, Silvina Batakis, of the extreme left, returned from the United States, where she met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the US Treasury and the World Bank.
Despite being in office for less than a month, she could be replaced by the current president of the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio Massa, in the coming days. The possibility, not officially confirmed, was published by the newspaper “Clarín”. On the other hand, C5N, a channel close to the government, talks of an imminent overhaul of Fernández’s cabinet.
Last night, after repercussion of the rumors of the minister’s departure by the local press, Massa said that he had not received any proposal and that he will talk to the president about the work schedule between Friday (29) and Saturday (30).
Source: CNN Brasil
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