There will be a second massive protest against the tarifazo, or the intense rate hike on basic utilities such as gas, electricity and water. Tonight at 8 PM, Argentine citizens around the country will raise their voices and pots in a noise-making protest called a ruidazo or cacerolazo. News for this ruidazo spread throughout social media, where hashtags #ruidazo, #NoAlTarifazo, and #ChauAranguren accompany virtual fliers advertising the ruidazo contra el tarifazo. Cacerolazo is the term for a protest that utilizes pots and pans, so a cacerolazo signifies huge amount of casserole pans, which is metonymic for a protest. “#Today #NoAlTarifazo 8PM Join the #ruidazo Let’s ask the Court to cut it!”This ruidazo will mark the second citywide protest of its kind since President Mauricio Macri was inaugurated in December, 2015.

Source: The Bubble August 04, 2016 15:33 UTC