Employees of the Industrial Technology National Institute (INTI) and the Agricultural Technology National Institute (INTA) are protesting a decree President Javier Milei is expected to issue on Monday, demoting and stripping them from their ability of managing their own budget and resources.

Staff from both institutes who are members of the State Workers Association union (ATE, by its Spanish), are protesting outside the INTI building and plan to block the Avenida General Paz, a key highway running across the city of Buenos Aires, on Monday morning. Images from C5N news showed police surrounding the building and attempting to disband the demonstration. 

While the decree has not been issued as of this writing, a preliminary text began circulating among reporters on Friday. The executive order would represent one of the final uses of the extraordinary legislative powers Congress granted to Milei in mid-2024........

© Buenos Aires Herald