‘Prison or bullet’: new Argentina government promises harsh response to protest

The government plans to use facial recognition technology to identify protesters and then bill them for the cost of security services. Photograph: Emiliano Lasalvia/AFP/Getty Images

President Javier Milei and his allies are preparing new security guidelines in anticipation of protests against currency devaluation

Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires

Human rights activists in Argentina have expressed consternation over new security guidelines to crack down on an anticipated wave of protests after the incoming government of libertarian president Javier Milei devalued the country’s currency by more than 50%.

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