1) #Argentina registered 5,857 piquetes (defined here as protests that result in "cortes de vías públicas") last year, a 12% increase from 2017, according to Diagnóstico Político. @patriciogiustopic.twitter.com/jsnbsu7Pwg
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3) That said, the government is rightly sensitive to accusations it has sought to criminalize street protest, an important element of
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4) Moreover, though piquetes are bothersome and cost productivity, it is notable that #Argentina has seen the election of a non-Peronist/non-Radical; a currency crisis; a recession; and #IMF-imposed austerity without even a hint of a governability challenge.
