Biography Flash Javier Milei Protests Glaciers and Political Fires Shake Argentina

Javier Milei kicked off the week resuming his political agenda after Easter with a high-stakes meeting at Casa Rosada with Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast, according to Buenos Aires Herald reports, discussing bilateral ties amid a sticky extradition case for a fugitive Chilean ex-guerrillero. Tensions boiled over Tuesday when federal police clashed violently with protesters in Buenos Aires over Mileis axe on the Volver al Trabajo social program, YouTube footage from local outlets shows tear gas flying, tires ablaze, and crowds blocking arteries as unemployment hit 7.5 percent, leaving millions scrambling amid economic woes.

The presidents big win came Thursday as Congress rammed through his bill easing glacier protections to unleash over 30 billion dollars in mining investments, ABC News confirms, with 137 votes in favor despite fierce environmental backlash and rallies outside the National Congress, Democracy Now highlighted protesters fighting for water reserves serving seven million people. Milei hailed it on X as a balanced boost for jobs and growth, per his partys statement.

Social media lit up with Mileis fiery takedown of journalists after leaked docs alleged Argentine outlets took Russian cash for pro-Putin spin, Buenos Aires Herald notes he named names in scorching posts. He also dropped a candid X thread owning up to tough months of inflation above three percent monthly and job losses, El Pais details, urging patience as the course stays correct despite polls tanking his approval to as low as 35 percent from Synopsis Consultores, fueled by scandals like the Libra crypto mess and his chief of staff Manuel Adorni's illicit enrichment probe, where banking secrecy just got lifted, El Ciudadano reports.

No fresh headlines in the last day, but these moves could etch Mileis libertarian legacy in stone, for better or worse.

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