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"A large-scale multisectoral protest took place outside the Congress of the Nation in Buenos Aires this Wednesday while the Argentine Chief of Cabinet, Manuel Adorni, delivered his semi-annual management report amid a corruption scandal involving him. He has been accused of allegedly spending irregularly on trips abroad and buying properties. State employees, chefs from community kitchens, people with disabilities, retirees' associations, and others joined the march. All of these groups, according to them, have been affected by the government of Argentine President Javier Milei's policies. Footage shows protesters rallying by barriers and police holding signs with slogans such as 'The homeland is not for sale; it is defended', 'Milei, swindler. Retirees in struggle' and 'With Adorni's apartment we pay the salary of almost 3000 workers'. At the same time, cooks from the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy (UTEP) organised a food distribution event, where they provided food to people in vulnerable situations and to the general public. During the protest, deputy Juan Grabois described Manuel Adorni as a 'blatantly corrupt figure', whom he accused of 'dishonouring the Argentine government and usurping the office of Chief of Cabinet'. For his part, Cristian, who identified himself as a person with a disability, argued that, in his view, the Milei government gives a speech of 'frugality', but Milei 'has already travelled around the world like 38 times, with our money'. "Elderly people dying because they cannot access their medications, which they used to have for free. There are disabled people dying because they are not given their treatments; there are children dying. Infant mortality increased in this last year because they do not send resources to the Garrahan [paediatric hospital] nor to children's health," he added. In his report before Congress, Adorni, backed by Milei, stated that he 'did not commit any crime' and promised to prove it before the courts. The statements occurred while Milei and part of his cabinet applauded from the galleries in an unusual presidential presence in Congress."
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