2023-08-24 02:11:00
The events that revolved around looting In recent days, they once again exposed the problem of insecurity and social conflict and opened a new line of confrontation between the ruling party and the opposition.
In this context, the Buenos Aires government recorded 150 looting attempts and 94 detainees in their territoryin the context of the attacks on businesses that were also registered in other parts of the country, while the Government once again warned that it would be “orchestrated” events but without specifying those responsible and the opposition leaders demanded measures to avoid as far as successive new episodes like these.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, announced that the Government will compensate the merchants who suffered looting with up to 7 million pesos.
After communicating the disbursement of US$ 7,500 million by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)the head of the Palacio de Hacienda commented that he instructed “the Secretary of Industry so that each of the merchants in the provinces of Neuquén, Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Mendoza, who have the complaint made and verification of the losses, will be made a non-refundable contribution financial support of up to 7 million pesos to recover working capital“.
Security operations in the Conurbano
In parallel, the management of Axel Kicillofwith the provincial security minister, Sergio Berniat the head reinforced the security operations in the “hot” points of the Conurbano and the interior of Buenos Aires.
Moreno, Merlo, Tigre, Lomas de Zamora, Pilar, Escobar, Tres de Febrero, San Nicolás and General Pueyrredón were some of the Buenos Aires parties where this type of event occurred which, according to Berni, were organized within the framework of a “massive campaign through social networks”.
Axel Kicillof blamed the opposition for the looting attempts: “There were false complaints, mobilization in networks”
“The issue was sought to be installed since Monday. We deployed more than 5,000 men in operations in the Province and there are 94 detainees in the hands of Justice“Kicillof said.
In the interior of the country, Córdoba, Mendoza, Chaco, Río Negro and Neuquén were some of the provinces that they also had looting of commercial premises in the last 48 hours.
Reappearance of Alberto Fernández in the unstable context of looting
President Alberto Fernandez reappeared this Wednesday at an event in Neuquén, where he referred to the looting in recent days and said: “I ask all Argentines to take care of social peace, that we are going to take care of solving the problems of Argentines with their income”.
The president warned that the recent attacks on businesses in different parts of the country “evidently they were organized” and announced that his government is preparing a “battery” of measures “to remedy the effects of the devaluation”, which will be communicated “between tomorrow and the day after”.
For his part, the Minister of National Security, Hannibal Fernandezassured this Wednesday that the incidents “are not spontaneous”, although he clarified that the Government does not have “reliable data” regarding its promoters.
This differed from what was pronounced the day before by the spokesperson for the Presidency, Gabriella Cerrutiwho blamed the candidate for president of La Libertad Avanza (LLA), Javier Miley.
Meanwhile, Milei came out at the crossroads of what was spilled by the Alberto Fernández official and said: “They are the ones who have the experience of setting up this type of operation., to organize looting to overthrow governments. It is very sad that those images we saw in 2001 reappear. We throw 20 years of history in the trash.”
Another opposition leader, the candidate for Buenos Aires governor of Together for Change, Nestor Grindetticlaimed that “It is urgent that the provincial government regain control over the looting”, for which he demanded that Kicillof come out of “passivity and denial.” “We cannot live in chaos, we cannot live without law,” warned the mayor of Lanús while on leave.
Leaders of Milei’s party denounced Cerruti for “covering up” after his accusation of looting
The former Minister of Security Sabina Frederic coincided with the presidential candidate of Together for Change, Patricia Bullrichand stated that “It would be important to convene the Internal Security Council” before the robberies with the looting modality that were registered.
“We are in a difficult situation from a social, economic and political point of view, but it is not the same as 2001 and ’89. For those who enter to steal and loot there must be a criminal consequence, even for those who incite“said the current head of the Argentine Agency for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance-White Helmets.
Meanwhile, a prosecutor accused the people who carried out looting for “aggravated robbery for having been committed in circumstances of public commotion” and it did so in three facts that it is investigating for which eight people are being detained in the northern zone of the province of Buenos Aires.
For his part, the piquetero Raúl Castellswho claimed responsibility for the attacks on different businesses on Tuesday, assured that “as long as the government does not respond” they will “continue on the street”, speaking after being denounced for encouraging looting in the country.
“The Government has not delivered food to any dining room for three months, if it does, this will end,” Castells stressed.
Looting map: the most affected districts
He looting map of businesses registered in the last days covers at least one ten municipalities in the province of Buenos Airesepicenter of these episodes, a Buenos Aires neighborhood and five other provinces from the interior of the country.
Moreno, Merlo, Tigre, San Martín, Lomas de Zamora, Pilar, Escobar, Tres de Febrero, La Plata, San Nicolás and General Pueyrredón were some of the Buenos Aires districts where these events took place, captured in images shared on social mediaand even with some of the business owners involved giving details of what happened to the mobile phones of the television channels.
Until now, in the City of Buenos Aires, a looting of a small supermarket in the Mataderos neighborhoodwhere a million pesos in merchandise was stolen and the business will now have to remain closed for several days until it can reopen.
Already inside the country, Córdoba, Mendoza, Chaco, Río Negro and Neuquén It was the provinces with commercial premises that suffered these widespread product thefts.
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