A large group of police officers from the province of
Catamarca
protested in front of the Government headquarters to demand an increase in salaries.
There were moments of tension
in the demonstration
.
The province is governed by Peronist
Raúl Jalil
, who met with Interior Minister Guillermo Francos in Salta on Tuesday.
In Catamarca, the dialogue between the uniformed personnel and the meeting with the Minister of Security,
Fabiola Segura,
failed .
It happened while
Jalil is outside the province
, on an official visit to Misiones after having been in Salta on Tuesday.
After the joint negotiation between the officials and the provincial Executive failed, Ariel Gonzáles, one of those in charge of the negotiation, indicated that
they will continue there until they find a favorable response
.
“We continue to meet here inside the Government House, waiting for a favorable response,” said the police officer.
The police ask that the basic salary reach
$600,000
.
Before, they had a meeting with the Minister of Economy, Alejandra Nazareno, although without success.
“They couldn't decide anything because she isn't there and the governor didn't say anything about it,” Gonzáles added.
The climate of tension occurs in the midst of the adjustment of the Javier Milei government to the provinces, which essentially affects budget items.
Thank you very much for visiting Misiones, dear colleague from Catamarca @RaulJalil_ok, together with your Ministers of Education and Health to exchange experiences.
Real federalism!
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— Hugo Passalacqua (@passalacquaok) February 21, 2024
"Everything is tense because they ordered us to evacuate, the special groups are already in position, but we are going to resist," Gonzáles said in statements to the
TN
channel .
Active and retired police officers, prison service personnel and family members of police officers are present at the scene.
Enraged, the police recriminate the governor's trips: "He traveled to the Puna Festival in the interior of the province when the meeting was scheduled a week ago. It is a mockery."
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