Fourth day of protests in Formosa, Argentina, after measures by covid-19

People protests in Formosa, Argentina, on Friday, March 6, due to new sanitary restrictions.

(CNN Spanish) ––

The capital of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the border with Paraguay, was once again the scene of protests this Monday against the new sanitary restrictions due to coronavirus that Governor Gildo Insfrán imposed for the city and under the name of Phase 1.

The protests against the new measures had the support of opposition politicians.

Among them, the leader of the Pro party, Patricia Bullrich, and the national deputy Waldo Wolf, from the same force.

Both offered a press conference in a square near the Government House, in turn the center of the demonstrations.

Meanwhile, Governor Insfrán participated this Monday in Buenos Aires in the signing of the act of commitment "Federal Agreement for a United Argentina against Gender Violence", headed by President Alberto Fernández, within the framework of Women's Day.

For his part, the head of government of the City of Buenos Aires, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, did not attend the call.

This, in rejection of the presence of Insfrán.

Multi-day protests in Formosa

Last Friday, groups of protesters protested in front of the Government House of Formosa and threw stones at the building to reject the new sanitary restrictions.

Faced with these events, the police blocked access to the place.

In addition, he fired rubber bullets and used tear gas at the protesters.

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According to the provincial police, 92 people were arrested.

This Saturday, Commissioner Manuel Oviedo, of the general secretary of the Formosa police, told CNN that they were all free.

Also on Saturday, President Fernández said his government was analyzing what it called "institutional violence."

However, this Monday, its Minister of Security, Sabina Frederic, said that there was a "cruelty" against Insfrán.

The official has been in charge of the province of Formosa for 25 years.

The massive claims in Formosa continued on Saturday and Sunday, but without incident or arrests.

The Formosan authorities ordered on Thursday and until March 18 the return to preventive and mandatory social isolation in the capital due to what they consider a new coronavirus outbreak.

Formosa protests