Leftist Protests Against Milei’s Deregulation and Austerity Plans Roil Buenos Aires
Argentine labor activists question whether Mr. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, can impose the measures by way of an emergency decree bypassing the legislature where his party has few seats.
BUENOS AIRES — Thousands of union members and activists took to the streets of Argentina’s capital Wednesday to protest a decree from President Milei that imposes sweeping deregulation and austerity measures meant to revive the country’s struggling economy.
Unions had asked a court for a prior injunction to block measures lifting some labor protections, but a judge rejected the appeal, noting the decree had not yet entered into effect. It does so on Friday.
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