An Argentine court on Monday ordered President Javier Milei's government to release tons of food meant for the poor -- about half the population -- but held in storage pending an audit he had ordered.
An Argentine court on Monday ordered President Javier Milei's government to release tons of food meant for the poor -- about half the population -- but held in storage pending an audit he had ordered.
Earlier this month, dozens of raids were carried out against soup kitchens and the groups that manage them, amid accusations that the poor were forced to attend anti-government protests in exchange for food. Milei is seeking to eliminate the practice of using NGOs and political parties as intermediaries to deliver state aid and end what he calls"the business of poverty."
The judge cited the vast number of Argentines"acutely suffering from food insecurity." According to official figures, about 50 percent of inhabitants of the South American country live in poverty.
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