Tag: uprising

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Social uprising in an ultra Kirchnerite province; UN and Amnesty warn about repression

  

  Formosa in the north of Argentina, next to Paraguay is one of the poorest provinces in the country and has been under the iron fist control and patronage of governor Gildo Insfran, who rules as a feudal lord, with virtual control of the three branches of the local government and excellent relations with the federal government in Buenos Aires where his deputies and senators support the ruling coalition in exchange for fat checks that ensure his perpetuity.