Thousands Protest Private Property Legislation in Argentina
Several thousand protesters opposed the bill as police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse crowds in downtown Buenos Aires.
- On Thursday, several thousand demonstrators gathered outside the Argentine Senate in Buenos Aires to protest President Javier Milei's proposed "Inviolability of Private Property" bill.
- Milei's government aims to attract investment through streamlined eviction procedures and land use reforms, but opponents warn the bill risks "colonization, fragmentation, fracture and balkanization" of Argentina.
- With only 20 seats in a 72-senator body, the ruling party removed a chapter that would have raised the foreign land ownership limit from 15 percent to 25 percent.
- Security forces deployed tear gas, rubber bullets, and a water cannon on Congress Square after some protesters threw stones and projectiles at officers, dispersing the crowd.
- Nearly five percent of Argentina's territory is already foreign-owned, particularly in "territories endowed with water and mineral resources, or logistical advantages," fueling protesters' chant "The homeland is not for sale.
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Argentina: Milei's property bill triggers protests, anger
Police clashed with protesters in Buenos Aires after thousands rallied against President Javier Milei's private property bill. The government had already dropped a provision on foreigners buying land in Argentina.
The march, which began at noon in Buenos Aires, was called by the trade union centers CGT, CTA and UTEP to protest against the Law on the Inviolability of Private Property, promoted by the government of Javier Milei, which was being debated today in the Senate.
Thousands protest private property legislation in Argentina
As the protest drew to a close, scuffles broke out on Congress Square with protesters targeting police with stones and other projectiles, and security forces responding with tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon. The protesters mobilized by left-wing movements and unions were undeterred by earlier concessions removing one change that would have made it easier for foreigners or foreign entities to buy land in Argentina. Demonstrators carri…
Thousands protest private property legislation in Argentina as clashes erupt with police
As the protest drew to a close on Thursday, scuffles broke out on Congress Square with protesters targeting police with stones and other projectiles. Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon.
Trade unions and leftist groups demonstrate in the prelude of the debate in the Senate; later Peronism and La Cámpora will be added
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