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Facundo Iglesia
Facundo Iglesia is an economics, finance and technology reporter for the Buenos Aires Herald. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Wired, Le Monde Diplomatique, Rest of World, Perfil, among many others. In 2021, he won the ESET Latin American Award for Journalism on Computer Security.
Union leaders gave a press conference and assessed the nationwide protest against Milei’s labor reform
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People opposing the Ley Bases in and around Congress were subjected to rubber bullets and tear gas by multiple security forces
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International relationsLatin AmericaPolitics
Bullrich denies Brazil coup rioters seek asylum in Argentina
The minister also dismissed reports that Brazil’s Supreme Court requested information on potential fugitives, saying it’s a ‘propaganda issue’
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Chief advisor Fernando Szereszevsky said his departure was already planned and not related to the recent scandals
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A new report finds that the economy is rapidly contracting, with no signs of recovery on the horizon
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A court unanimously rejected the ministry’s appeal against delivering food to soup kitchens while a federal prosecutor opened an investigation into alleged embezzlement
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‘The administration’s ability to govern is affecting the prospects for the future and in the short term’
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Dennis Hranitzky, the lawyer representing the parties, famously impounded the Argentine government’s Libertad sea vessel in 2012
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Social movementsSociety
5,000 tonnes of food sit in warehouses as government cuts soup kitchen deliveries
Food aid was cut after the Human Capital Ministry claimed that half of Argentina’s soup kitchens did not exist
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BusinessDollar & PesoEconomics
Argentina’s economy shows sharp declines across the board as parallel pesos weaken
Families are borrowing money to afford food as purchasing power is pulverized and thousands of jobs are axed
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International relationsJudiciary
US aviation company sues Argentina for not paying presidential plane fuel bill
The government blamed the outstanding US$350,000 tab on the previous administration, but some trips took place after Milei took office