2024-02-29 12:44:02
Since early this Thursday morning, the City Government has been carrying out a eviction operation on one of the entrances to the Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood (Barrio 31), at the access to the Retiro bus terminal, where it operated an informal fair which was illegally occupied five years ago.
This is the “Perette Informal Fair”, located on Carlos Perette Street, with an extension of 300 meters and more than 600 positions where “all types of products of unknown origin” were sold, according to sources from the Buenos Aires government. It was a busy street, which ran between Antártida Argentina Avenue and Rodolfo Walsh Street.
Since early Thursday morning, the City Government has been carrying out an eviction operation on one of the entrances to the Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood. Photo: Luciano Thieberger
“A lot of stolen bronze material was sold in different neighborhoods and also bicycles and belongings stolen from the residents of the Mugica neighborhood. Furthermore, due to its constructions with sheet metal, iron, wood and in some cases cement materials, it generated dark spaces and sources of insecurity. “they explained.
The operation was deployed jointly coordinated by the ministries of Human Development and Habitat, Public Space, Security and Health. 11 trucks, compactors, eight mechanical shovels and 10 cranes and pressure washers had to intervene.
In addition, it had the support of members of the City Police, Urban Planning, the Buenos Aires Presente program and the Council of Children and Adolescents.
This is the “Perette Informal Fair”, located on Carlos Perette Street, with an extension of 300 meters. Photo: Luciano Thieberger
Lifting the fair was a recurring demand in the meetings that took place in the Participatory Management Centers (CGP) of the Mugica neighborhood, largely due to the insecurity that affected neighbors and also tourists who passed through this point that connects the train and bus terminals, and that Located near the cruise terminal.
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The operation has been carried out since dawn by the City Government. There were more than 600 stalls with merchandise of unknown origin.
On February 3, the Ministry of Security carried out an operation where arrested eight people, and recovered stolen computers, bicycles and cell phones.
After the operation carried out by the Police and inspectors, hydrowashing work will be carried out in the area and the space will be controlled so that it remains free and clean.
Eviction in Retiro, in photos
“From the recovery of this space, the enhancement of all public space will be carried out and the neighbors will be able to move more safely,” said the City, which framed the operation in a plan to reorganize public space. which began with the uprising of different camps in Plaza de Mayo, Plaza Lavalle and Plaza Congreso.
There were more than 600 stalls with merchandise of unknown origin, stolen bronze material and stolen bicycles from the residents of the Mugica neighborhood. Photo: Luciano Thueberger
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