Students, trade unionists and teachers took to the streets of Buenos Aires, this Tuesday (23), against measures by Javier Milei's government that freeze budgets for public universities in the country.
The protests included the participation of thousands of people who left different parts of the capital and walked to the headquarters of the Argentine government, in Casa Rosada.
Despite the Argentine government's announcement about putting into practice the protocol that prevents road obstructions, the demonstrations did not have any type of incident until the publication of this report.
Members of national universities across the country, teaching federations, trade unionists and even students and teachers from some private institutions participate in the mobilization.
The act is against freezing the budget of public universities for 2024, despite the annual inflation of 287.9% registered in March.
Government spokesman Manuel Adorni claims that the current administration made adjustments that it considered “convenient” to the budget, questioning the lack of protests last year, when there were also budget freezes.
According to the federal administration, on Monday (22) payment was made for the 70% increase in university operating budgets, in addition to an extraordinary allocation of more than 14 million pesos for university hospitals.
“This government defends public education, while reiterating the right of the Argentine people to know the destination and execution of all allocated payments,” the Ministry of Human Capital said in a statement on Monday.
In the text, the ministry also informed that the Milei government is carrying out audits and inspections of all approved expenses.
But, according to Emiliano Yacobitti, vice-rector of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), employees at public universities have lost purchasing power by 35% in the last three months.
Furthermore, the two non-retroactive increases of 70% promised by the government now represent a 31% cut in the operating budget when considering the current inflationary context.
“There is an ideological problem on the part of the government with universities, which today are one of the few things that people realize that, for what they pay in taxes, they receive a quality service”, pointed out the vice-rector, also this Monday, on the channel All News.
Source: CNN Brasil
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