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- Demonstrators clashed with police in Buenos Aires.
- The anger is directed against a controversial reform package by President Javier Milei.
- Parliament has adopted the reform package.
In front of the Congress building, demonstrators and the police engaged in a violent confrontation. Masked demonstrators hurled stones and incendiary devices at the police, while the police responded with batons, tear gas and water cannons. Several cars went up in flames.
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Numerous cars went up in flames.
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The television station TN reports that around 20 suspects were arrested by the police during the demonstrations. The demonstrations were against a controversial reform package by the ultra-liberal government led by President Javier Milei.
The controversial reform package
With his legislative initiative, Javier Milei wants to privatize several state-owned companies, among other things. Large investors should also benefit from tax breaks. Social movements and the left-wing opposition condemn the reform package as neoliberal and antisocial.
The government has already had to cut back the reform package considerably in order to gain a majority in parliament. On Wednesday evening local time, parliament approved the reform package. Argentina is currently in a deep economic crisis and has one of the highest inflation rates in the world. Javier Milei wants to get the country back on track with a radical austerity program.
SRF 4 News, June 13, 2024, 4:00 a.m.; Agencies/msch
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