G20 summit: strong security device for the demonstration against the IMF – 21/07/2018



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In transit reductions and transport deviations that since Wednesday affect the region of Recoleta by the G-20 summit, on the morning of this Saturday 21 a was added significant presence of security forces in the vicinity of the city's Exhibition and Convention Center (CEC). The goal is very clear: avoid overflows during protests against the IMF.

  Police operation by the G20 summit.
Photo: Maxi Failla

Police Officer for the G20 Summit.
Photo: Maxi Failla

In the modern underground complex of Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, next to the Faculty of Law, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, and other body officials meet with finance ministers and presidents of the Central banks of […] And the Frente of Izquierda y los Trabajadores (FIT) called a rally very near: in Las Heras and Pueyrredón, from noon, there were already about 250 demonstrators with red flags, sources of the city, which participates in the operation organized by the Ministry of National Security.

  The column of protesters left at the corner of Las Heras and Pueyrredón, nearly one o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, July 21.

The column of protesters left at the corner of Las Heras and Pueyrredón, nearly an hour from the afternoon of Saturday, July 21.

The various security forces cover the perimeter between Figueroa Alcorta, Callao, Las Heras avenues and Tagle Street . In addition, there are cuts with fences that add to traffic deviations that were already scheduled from Wednesday.

The government's intention is to prevent this by this mobilization and other possible protests what was seen at the summit last year in Hamburg when Attacks and clashes between German security forces and protesters were constant for most of the meeting. These scenes of violence captured by television cameras have gone around the world and the main intention, now that Argentina acts as a host, is to avoid this bad image.

Already Friday 20, for the arrival of Lagarde to the country, social organizations, trade unions and Kirchner groups were demonstrating to manifest their repudiation and deliver a letter of rejection of the l & # 3939; government agreement with the IMF. They were near noon on July 9 and in the afternoon they moved to the Central Bank.

Lagarde shared a dinner with Mauricio Macri and First Lady Juliana Awada on Friday, September 20, at the Olivos Presidential Residence, and every day the next day he gave a press conference with the Minister of Finance and Finance, Nicolas Dujovne, in which he predicts an improvement of the Argentine economy by 2019.

  The meeting of the director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, with the first lady Juliana Awada and the president Mauricio Macri, to Olivos

The meeting of the Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, with the First Lady Juliana Awada and President Mauricio Macri, in Olivos.

Among the participants at the G20 meeting, According to official sources, there is US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun; Chancellor of the Treasury of the United Kingdom, Philip Hammond, and the Federal Minister of Finance of Germany, Olaf Scholz

All cuts with police fences

Avenida Pueyrredón and Avenida Las Heras

Avenida Las Heras y Aguero [19659011] Vicente Lopez and Junin

Avenue Alvear in the corners of Ayacucho, Callao, Rodriguez Peña and Montevideo

Gelly Obes and Copernicus

Francisco de Victoria and Agote

Azcuénaga and Guido

Avenue Pueyrredón and Guido

Agüero and Guido

Copernicus and Galileo

Azcuénaga and Guido

Azcuénaga and Vicente López

The main deviations and changes in the circulation

Beyond the possible disorders by demonstrations, and as a precautionary measure, the government of Buenos Aires ordered Wednesday to close the streets near the CEC, with the entry of Couture 2231, and to modify the arr public transport routes and routes.

Until Sunday at 2 0 a partial section of the Avenida del Libertador and Figueroa Alcorta, between Callao and Juan Antonio Bibiloni will be maintained. From Wednesday to Friday, moreover, there was a total cut in the Libertador collection, between Callao and Rodríguez Peña.

  Cortes for meetings of world leaders of the economy in the framework of the G20

Cortes for meetings of world leaders of the economy under the G20.

On the other hand, Faculty of Law – The station Julieta Lanteri of Metro H remains closed . The line provides a short service between Las Heras and the hospitals also until Sunday at 8:00 pm

The Transport Secretariat of the capital also informed that by the courts, several bus lines changed their route . And also stops, because on Libertador, between Pueyrredón and Emilio Petorutti, those of lines 17, 61, 62, 67, 92, 93, 110, 124 and 130 have been canceled.

Therefore, alternative stops were allowed. In Figueroa Alcorta, between Juan Bibiloni and Juan Facundo Quiroga, stop lines 67 and 130. In Libertador, between Callao and Rodríguez Peña, lines 62, 67, 92, 93 and 130.

On the other hand, restrictions affect the service of Ecobici . Until Sunday at 10 pm, the Faculty of Law automatic station will remain closed.

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