If nothing else, Wednesday’s events showed that Argentina’s tradition of protesting is alive and well. Opposition to the omnibus bill and the mega-decree was the backbone of the general strike: within the demands, fighting the mega-decree’s labor reform chapter was key. It’s a far cry from Milei’s version that it can all be attributed to a “caste” clinging to its privileges. Protests are meant to be visible, meaning that attempts to curtail this characteristic are akin to censoring them. The dissonance between the government’s rhetoric and reality continued on Friday night when Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced that they would be dropping the fiscal chapter of the omnibus bill to pave the way for its approval.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald January 28, 2024 20:04 UTC