President Javier Milei’s presenting a sweeping “omnibus bill” was met with spontaneous protests all over the country on Wednesday night. If approved, the bill would give Milei extraordinary legislative powers for two years and would modify or create hundreds of laws. “Milei’s bill has no precedent,” Sofía, one of the protesters, told news agency Télam, adding that she hoped Congress wouldn’t support it. “It’s terribly authoritarian, it doesn’t respect our conquered rights in the least.”“Omnibus bill = dictatorship,” reads a sign seen during the cacerolazo. You may also be interested in: Milei says he’ll launch a referendum if Congress rejects his mega-decree— with information from Télam.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald December 28, 2023 16:42 UTC