The Government seeks to appease the protests and transfers $243,000 million to the picketers to pay for social plans. It is equivalent to US$300 million that were paid to social organizations to cover millions of beneficiaries who collect it.
This Monday there is a protest for Minister Pettovello to receive them. “People are hungry, let them come. Come one by one, I will write down your ID, your name, where you are from and you will receive help individually,” Minister Sandra Pettovella told the protesters.