Jorge Macri
made a final assessment of the considerable damage caused during the demonstration in Congress Square in rejection of the approval of the Omnibus Law.
The head of the Buenos Aires Government estimated that the repairs and cleaning will cost the City of Buenos Aires
107 million pesos
.
"The violence of a few costs us dearly and they are going to pay for it," said Macri, who underlined the economic and social impact that the vandalism of the group of militants who painted graffiti, broke sidewalks and burned containers on Friday, after the general approval of the Omnibus Law in Deputies.
The damage includes the destruction of street furniture and disruption of public order.
According to the estimates provided by Macri, the restoration of the affected area will require a significant investment.
Among the main works to be carried out are the replacement of burned containers and garbage cans, as well as the repair of public lighting elements,
streetlight glass
, mailboxes, tiles,
sidewalk curbs
and the removal of graffiti, among others.
The destruction in the Plaza del Congreso after the march against the Omnibus Law.
The repairs will cost 107 million pesos.
In addition to the reconstruction of damaged furniture, damage to street furniture
was identified
, such as bus shelters, stop posts and advertising screens, along with 316 square meters of deteriorated sidewalks.
The total estimated amount to cover these aspects is around
81,890,000 pesos.
To face this task, a work team was deployed consisting of 60 sweepers, 4 pressure washers, 4 collection trucks, 10 inspectors and 3 special immediate action cleaning teams.
This additional initiative carries a cost of
25 million pesos.
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Protesters break sidewalks and throw stones at security forces.
In addition, they burn containers and wood.
"We are committed to restoring the affected area and returning it to the state that the people of Buenos Aires deserve. Violence is not the way, and we will not allow a few to undermine the peace that we seek so much in our City," Macri emphasized this Saturday afternoon.
During the incidents on Friday, it was recorded how the militants broke paths to obtain projectiles that they then launched against the security forces involved in the anti-picket operation.
They also saw how they set fire to containers and wooden fences.
According to Patricia Bullrich, 18 people were detained by federal forces throughout the three days of protests in front of Congress.
For his part, the Buenos Aires Minister of Security, Waldo Wolff, confirmed that - on Friday alone - the City Police arrested 13 people (12 adults and one minor).
Congreso, the Buenos Aires area that coexists with the dirt and destruction left by the demonstrations
For many years now, the Congress area, that unofficial neighborhood that occupies part of Monserrat, Balvanera and San Nicolás, has been at the center of the storm of demonstrations and protests.
There is practically no day without some group appearing to complain in front of the legislative palace or the headquarters of the Ministry of Labor at 100 Callao Avenue.
The destruction in the Plaza del Congreso after the march against the Omnibus Law.
The repairs will cost 107 million pesos.
The neighbors live with the noise and warn that, unlike what happens on 9 de Julio or Plaza de Mayo, where everything is more visible, their neighborhood suffers damage, acts of vandalism and deterioration that do not transcend and sometimes take time to resolve. resolve.
At the end of last year, Clarín toured the surroundings of the National Congress, where the greatest damage was recorded.
There the neighbors told what they suffer daily and the acts of vandalism that are reflected in each street.
The smell of urine, broken trash cans, garbage on the sidewalks, rats, painted walls, dark areas and insecurity were some of the characteristics reflected by the neighbors with whom this newspaper spoke during that tour.