Stella Calloni
Correspondent
The newspaper La Jornada
Friday, September 6, 2024, p. 28
Buenos Aires., While President Javier Milei was inaugurating the Third Regional Meeting of the Madrid-Río de la Plata Forum 2024, which brings together the top representatives of the international far right at the Libertad Palace –formerly the Néstor Kirchner Cultural Center– the leader of the Rural Society, Nicolás Pino, received a low-power package bomb, which after detonating, four people were injured by smoke inhalation and were taken to a hospital.
The investigation is considering two hypotheses: it could be the result of an internal fight within the powerful Rural Society or some possible revenge or warning from a dismissed employee.
On the other hand, the ruling party did not give quorum for a key debate in Congress, regarding the financing of universities and education in general, which even gave rise to a march by one of the unions on this day.
The pro-government deputies and dialogists They did not arrive at the legislative building to prevent a mass march from taking place, which would dismantle the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) speech at the most critical moment, in all aspects, that the country is experiencing and that Milei describes as The Argentine miracle in front of visitors, such as the radical conservative Santiago Abascal, who decided to make the call in this capital, where for the first time a sitting far-right president is leading his conclave.
In addition, the meeting of ultraconservatives was attended by the former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro and other figures of the most elite of the extreme right from at least 15 countries, who have in mind to support to the people of Venezuelawho opposed its president Nicolás Maduro.
Also at the meeting is Venezuelan Alejandro Peña Esclusa, who chaired the UnoAmérica Foundation created by the fascist military of Colombia in December 2008, and their friends from the past military dictatorships in Latin America, as a terrorist transnational for to end the governments of the Sao Paulo Forum.
Peña Esclusa was decorated by former Honduran coup president Roberto Micheletti for collaborating with his mercenaries in the coup against former ruler Manuel Zelaya in 2009.
First, Santiago Abascal, the leader of Vox, welcomed the attendees, and then Milei spoke, who will also sign the so-called Madrid Charter, which enshrines the agreements against what they call the advance of communism.
Milei declared that they are willing to do anything to end it The tragedy that was this last era of Argentine humiliation; In addition, he criticized and blamed all the evils to Kirchnerism, socialism and left-wing leaders around the world Why Argentina needs to be restored.
The presence of Bolsonaro’s coup supporters, who have taken refuge in Argentina under Milei’s protection, was striking in the room; the Brazilians wore t-shirts with phrases calling for the release of the political prisonersas they call those who attempted a coup against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and caused severe damage to the presidential house, Congress and other government buildings on January 8, 2023.
Defense of Social Network X and Elon Musk
Of course, Milei harshly criticized the ban on social network X, of her friend Elon Musk and against the ruling of the Supreme Court of Brazil, which blocked that network throughout the Amazon country.
Only a tyrant who has been wrong about everything can endorse such an act of oppression.said the Argentine president.
He added: Right now Brazil is banning (the social network) X, which is nothing more than the public arena, where people could express themselves freely. Here, many people are salivating at the thought of replicating the ban..
His words could create a diplomatic situation similar to what happened with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife, Begoña Gómez, which led to the withdrawal of their ambassador from the diplomatic headquarters in Buenos Aires.