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The Guardian - UK
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Tiago Rogero in Buenos Aires

‘We don’t have enough to eat, to live’: how Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cuts are driving homelessness in Argentina

A woman holding a sign in front of a demonstration
Pensioners in Buenos Aires have been holding protests against Milei’s cuts every Wednesday outside congress. Photograph: Catriel Gallucci Bordoni/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Argentinians and tourists walking the streets of Buenos Aires are used to the large rubbish containers placed beneath the neoclassical and art nouveau buildings of the country’s capital and wealthiest city.

A more observant passerby, however, might notice a recent addition: a red warning placed by the city government reading “Danger, do not enter”, accompanied by a pictogram showing a person halfway inside.

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