{"id":2009938,"date":"2023-08-23T20:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/argentina-lootings-and-violence-prompted-by-fear-of-coming-october-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T20:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T00:11:27","slug":"argentina-lootings-and-violence-prompted-by-fear-of-coming-october-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/argentina-lootings-and-violence-prompted-by-fear-of-coming-october-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of upcoming October elections in Argentina has led to looting and violence."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fargentina-lootings-and-violence-prompted-by-fear-of-coming-october-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009938&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police guard a supermarket after reports that looters \u2062tried \u200dto break into \u200cthe store \u2063in Bariloche, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo\/Natacha \u2064Pisarenko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril\u200d Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>5:00\u200d PM \u2013 Wednesday, August 23, \u200c2023<\/h3>\n<p>Concerns \u200dabout growing violence in\u200b Argentina are now on the rise as authorities report a large number of recent arrests \u200drelated\u2063 to \u200blootings of stores and supermarkets ahead of the October presidential elections.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, there has been an influx of lootings in cities such as \u200cBariloche, Mendoza, Neuqu\u00e9n, C\u00f3rdoba, \u200band\u2064 Buenos Aires. <\/p>\n<p>Officials in Buenos \u200bAires province have\u200b stated that 94 people have\u2062 been apprehended in over 150\u200d looting attempts since\u200d Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Videos \u200band photographs have\u2063 shown\u2064 numerous stores being broken into and ransacked, shelves being emptied, people\u200c attempting to force\u200b their\u2064 way\u200c into supermarkets, and even multiple fires started by arsonists. <\/p>\n<p>Police have been sent to patrol the stores, and footage posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/argentina-lootings-and-violence-prompted-by-fear-of-coming-october-elections\/\" title=\"Fear of upcoming October elections in Argentina has led to looting and violence.\">social media shows shop owners firing shotguns<\/a> to scare away potential looters. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ARGENTINA- It\u2019s important to watch as\u2064 other countries\u2062 face the lockstep societal changes\u2063 you have not been asked to for. <\/p>\n<p>Mass looting now \u2062in Argentina, as inflation hits 113% and poverty stands at 40%<\/p>\n<p>Looting is catchy, Digital ID will fix it.\u2063 Focus!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qD3MCh1dj7\">pic.twitter.com\/qD3MCh1dj7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bernie&#8217;s Tweets (@balancealways) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/balancealways\/status\/1694394971632132555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Minister of Security An\u00edbal Fern\u00e1ndez \u2063alleges that most of the \u200clootings were\u2062 coordinated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s\u2063 been an aim\u2062 here\u200b to generate some kind \u2063of conflict and we\u200d have tried to \u200bprevent it,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are not spontaneous and \u2064it is not a coincidence.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Argentinian President Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez agrees with the minister and states that the incidents \u201cevidently were organized\u201d and \u200cemphasizes the importance of \u201cpreserving social \u200cpeace\u201d ahead of the October 22<sup>nd<\/sup> \u2064 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The president blames the lootings on Argentina\u2019s conservative presidential candidate, Javier \u200bMilei, and his followers. Milei gained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/argentina-devalues-peso-raising-rates-after-primary-elections\/\">the most votes<\/a> in the August 13<sup>th<\/sup> primary\u200d elections.<\/p>\n<p>However, Milei denies any involvement and suggests that the government itself might be behind\u2063 the lootings.<\/p>\n<p>Some store owners\u2064 have reportedly decided to close early upon hearing about the [alleged] orchestrated\u200d lootings.\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Store owners in areas like \u2063Loma \u200dHermosa\u2064 have reinforced their\u2062 steel curtains, and\u200b several have even threatened to \u201ctake matters into their \u2063own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2064 is currently grappling with 113% annual inflation, which \u200cis \u2063fueling a cost-of-living catastrophe. Consumer prices have risen even higher \u200cthis month due to the significant depreciation of the \u2064peso currency. \u200cAdditionally, 4-in-10 people in the country live in poverty. <\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that inflation in Argentina could reach 190% by the end of\u200d the year.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts\u2064 directly to \u2063your inbox for free. Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u200brapper who\u2063 gained viral fame with his\u200c hit song \u201cBoycott Target,\u201d Forgiato Blow, discusses \u200bhis timely new song that tackles one of\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-tucker-carlson-to-release-interview-online-as-gop-debates-commence\/\" title=\"Trump and Tucker Carlson to release online interview during GOP debates.\">biggest current news stories<\/a>: Trump\u2019s indictments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Make America Great Again Inc. spokeswoman \u2064Karoline Leavitt blasts President \u200bJoe\u200c Biden\u2019s record on the\u200c economy, saying American \u200cvoters will remember 45th President Donald Trump\u2019s booming success in that regard.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hawaii Governor\u2064 Josh Green says he is considering pausing land purchases \u2062after residents report\u2063 being contacted by\u200b realtors offering cash for destroyed \u2064property.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tim Head, the executive director of the Faith \u200cand Freedom\u200d Coalition,\u200b tells One America News that Ohio tech\u200c entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy could be \u2018the one to \u2064watch\u2019 in\u200d tonight\u2019s GOP presidential primary \u2063debate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Grab Holdings \u200cforecasts a smaller operating loss for the current year and pulls forward \u2062its \u200dprofitability timeline \u2062on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Signups for \u2064Netflix in the United States remain elevated despite a fall from June\u2019s\u2064 record high after the video-streaming pioneer\u2019s crackdown\u2026 \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Nvidia shares rose 0.5% on Wednesday on growing \u200cexpectations that the chip designer\u2062 will deliver another strong outlook and boost markets\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A \u2063teenage \u200bmember \u200dof the Lapsus$ hacking\u2063 group was on Wednesday found\u200d by a London\u2064 jury to\u2026 \u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>supermarket in Bariloche. Police are on high alert, guarding the store to prevent further break-ins. The situation highlights the escalating violence in Argentina, causing growing concerns among authorities. Recent arrests indicate a surge in looting incidents, raising alarm about the deteriorating security situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2009939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2009938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2009939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}