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Line 1: {{short description\|Series of protests in Argentina}} ~~{{For\|the Dublin Bus route\|Dublin Bus}}{{Infobox civil conflict\|place=Argentina\|date={{date\|2020-08-17}}\|methods={{plainlist\|~~ {{For\|the Dublin Bus route\|Dublin Bus}} * [[Demonstration (protest)\|Demonstration]]s {{For\|the terrorist attack in Spain\|2017 Barcelona attacks}} * [[Protest march]]es {{Infobox civil conflict * [[Online activism]] \|title = 17A ~~}}\|title=17A\|subtitle=August 17 Protests in Argentina\|image=[[File:En busca de la libertad 01.jpg\|200px\|alt=Protests in Buenos Aires Obelisk]]\|causes=}}~~ \|image = En busca de la libertad 01.jpg The '''17A''' [[Protest\|protests]] were a series of massive demonstrations in [[Argentina]] which took place on [[August 17]], [[2020]], amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina\|COVID-19 pandemic]], for several causes, among which: the defense of Institutions and [[Separation of powers]], against a justice reform announced by the government, against the way quarantine was handled, the lack of liberty, the increase in [[theft]], and a raise on state pensions.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-18\|title=Anti-government protesters defy virus measures in Argentina\|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200818-anti-government-protesters-defy-virus-measures-in-argentina\|access-date=2020-08-30\|website=France 24\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=August 17, 2020\|title=LIVE: Crowds in Buenos Aires rally against quarantine measures in Argentina\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaabLGEg1U4\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=La marcha de los contagios: los anticuarentena en el Obelisco\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285664-la-marcha-de-los-contagios-los-anticuarentena-en-el-obelisco\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title="Contra la Reforma Judicial y la falta de libertades": los testimonios del #17A\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://tn.com.ar/videos/politica/contra-la-reforma-judicial-y-la-falta-de-libertades-los-testimonios-del-17a_1105783\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Marcha del 17A: banderazo contra el Gobierno en el Obelisco y las principales ciudades del país\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)\|Clarín]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/marcha-17a-protestas-gobierno-obelisco-principales-ciudades-pais_0_rGaLFuylL.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Avellaneda, la cuna de Vicentin, es una de las ciudades donde se siente fuerte la protesta del 17A\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)\|Clarín]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.clarin.com/\|url-status=live\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=En Viedma también hubo marcha contra la cuarentena y la reforma judicial\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Río Negro (newspaper)\|Río Negro]]\|location=General Roca\|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/en-viedma-tambien-hubo-marcha-contra-la-cuarentena-y-la-reforma-judicial-1467413/\|url-status=live\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Marcha opositora contra la cuarentena en el centro y otros puntos del país\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Ámbito Financiero]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.ambito.com/informacion-general/marcha/opositora-contra-la-cuarentena-el-centro-y-otros-puntos-del-pais-n5125576\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Masivo banderazo: Brandoni, Bullrich, la casa de Cristina y otras curiosidades\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Perfil (Argentina)\|Perfil]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/actualidad/la-marcha-del-17a-de-la-casa-de-cristina-kirchner-a-la-plaza-de-mayo.phtml\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref>▼ \|image_size = 200px \|caption = \|date = August 17, 2020 \|place = [[Argentina]] ([[Buenos Aires]], [[Córdoba Province, Argentina\|Córdoba]], [[Santa Fe Province\|Santa Fe]], [[Mendoza Province\|Mendoza]], etc) \|fatalities = \|injuries = \|side1 = {{flagicon\|Argentina}} [[Government of Argentina]] * Pro-government parties [[File:Frente de Todos logo.svg\|18px]] [[Frente de Todos (2019 coalition)\|Frente de Todos]] [[Justicialist Party\|Peronist Party]] ** [[Ministry of Health (Argentina)]] \|side2 = * Protesters * Anti-peronist groups ** [[File:Juntos-Por-El-Cambio-Logo.svg\|18px]] [[Juntos por el Cambio]] (support) \|leadfigures1 = {{flagicon\|Argentina}} [[Alberto Fernández]] The main protest was in the [[Buenos Aires]] [[Obelisco de Buenos Aires\|Obelisk]]. Demonstrations were also held in other parts of the city, such as Cabildo and Juramento (a main intersection in [[Belgrano, Buenos Aires\|Belgrano]]), in front of the department of [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner\|Cristina Kirchner]] (in [[Recoleta, Buenos Aires\|Recoleta]]), and in other cities: [[Córdoba, Argentina\|Córdoba]], [[Santa Fe, Argentina\|Santa Fe]], [[Mendoza, Argentina\|Mendoza]], [[San Miguel de Tucumán\|Tucumán]], [[Mar del Plata]], [[Lomas de Zamora]], [[Adrogué]], [[Avellaneda (Santa Fe)\|Avellaneda]] (Santa Fe), [[Viedma, Río Negro\|Viedma]].<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":32" /><ref>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR\|title=Las protestas en todo el país: Tucumán, Mar del Plata, Rosario y Córdoba también marcharon el #17A\|work=[[Todo Noticias]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://tn.com.ar/videos/politica/las-protestas-en-todo-el-pais-tucuman-mar-del-plata-rosario-y-cordoba-tambien-marcharon-el-17a_1105792\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=\|apellidos=\|nombre=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR\|title=Cacerolas y bocinazos. Cientos de personas se congregan frente a la Quinta de Olivos\|work=[[La Nación (Argentina)\|La Nación]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/cacerolas-bocinazos-cientos-personas-se-congregan-frente-nid2423763\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=\|apellidos=\|nombre=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR\|title=#17A: la marcha opositora al gobierno se hizo sentir en Mar del Plata\|work=[[La Capital (Mar del Plata)\|La Capital]]\|location=Mar Del Plata\|url=https://www.lacapitalmdp.com/17a-la-marcha-opositora-al-gobierno-se-hizo-sentir-en-mar-del-plata/\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=\|apellidos=\|nombre=}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=La "Caravana por la República" se hizo sentir en Tucumán\|work=[[La Gaceta (Tucumán)\|La Gaceta]]\|location=San Miguel de Tucumán\|url=https://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/856396/actualidad/caravana-republica-se-hace-sentir-tucuman.html\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Adrogué se sumó a la protesta contra el gobierno nacional\|work=Noticias de Brown\|location=Almirante Brown\|url=https://www.debrown.com.ar/adrogue-se-sumo-a-la-protesta-contra-el-gobierno-nacional/\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref> Protests were also held in [[Punta del Este]], [[Uruguay]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Marcha 17A: argentinos también se manifestaron en Punta del Este\|language=es-UY\|work=Correo de Punta del Este\|location=Punta del Este\|url=http://correopuntadeleste.com/marcha-17a-argentinos-tambien-se-manifestaron-en-punta-del-este-tambien/\|url-status=live\|access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref> \|leadfigures2 = Non-partisan protesters \|howmany2 = Thousands \|causes = * Increasing [[democratic backsliding]] and prospect of dissolution of the [[Congress]] * Government corruption and impunity * Inefficient government response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina\|COVID-19 pandemic]] * Harsh, but still futile response of the government * Increase of [[crime]], [[violence]] and [[tyranny of the majority\|classism]] * Increase on state pensions and sharp decrease on social incentives \|goals = * Maintenance of the [[separation of powers]] and defense of the institutions * More [[freedom of movement]] * Stop [[democratic backsliding]] of the government * Resignation of president [[Alberto Fernández]] and Minister of Health [[Ginés González García]] (far-right minority groups) \|methods = [[Demonstration (political)\|demonstrations]], [[civil disobedience]], [[online activism]], [[protest march]], [[cacerolazo]]s, car marches \|result = * On 18 September, president Alberto Fernández announced less social restrictions and more economic relief * Increased political and social division * President’s plummeting popularity, with near 70% of disapproval \|concessions = * Less restrictive social distancing since September }} ▲The '''17A''' [[~~Protest\|protests~~protest]]s were a series of massive demonstrations in [[Argentina]] which took place on [[August 17]], [[2020]], amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina\|COVID-19 pandemic]], for several causes, among which: the defense of ~~Institutions~~institutions and [[~~Separation~~separation of powers]], against a justice reform announced by the government, against the way quarantine was handled, the lack of liberty, the increase in [[theft]], and a raise on state pensions.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-18\|title=Anti-government protesters defy virus measures in Argentina\|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200818-anti-government-protesters-defy-virus-measures-in-argentina\|access-date=2020-08-30\|website=France 24\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=August 17, 2020\|title=LIVE: Crowds in Buenos Aires rally against quarantine measures in Argentina\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaabLGEg1U4~~\|url-status=live~~ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GaabLGEg1U4 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|~~access~~url-~~date~~status=live\|website=[[Reuters]]}}~~</ref><ref name=":02">~~{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=La marcha de los contagios: los anticuarentena en el Obelisco\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285664-la-marcha-de-los-contagios-los-anticuarentena-en-el-obelisco\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=17 August 2020\|title="Contra la Reforma Judicial y la falta de libertades": los testimonios del #17A\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://tn.com.ar/videos/politica/contra-la-reforma-judicial-y-la-falta-de-libertades-los-testimonios-del-17a_1105783\|access-date=17 August 2020~~\|página=\|número=~~}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Marcha del 17A: banderazo contra el Gobierno en el Obelisco y las principales ciudades del país\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)\|Clarín]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/marcha-17a-protestas-gobierno-obelisco-principales-ciudades-pais_0_rGaLFuylL.html~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=17 August 2020~~\|página=\|número=~~}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Avellaneda, la cuna de Vicentin, es una de las ciudades donde se siente fuerte la protesta del 17A\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)\|Clarín]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.clarin.com/~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=17 August 2020~~\|página=\|número=~~}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=17 August 2020\|title=En Viedma también hubo marcha contra la cuarentena y la reforma judicial\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Río Negro (newspaper)\|Río Negro]]\|location=General Roca\|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/en-viedma-tambien-hubo-marcha-contra-la-cuarentena-y-la-reforma-judicial-1467413/~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Marcha opositora contra la cuarentena en el centro y otros puntos del país\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Ámbito Financiero]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.ambito.com/informacion-general/marcha/opositora-contra-la-cuarentena-el-centro-y-otros-puntos-del-pais-n5125576\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Masivo banderazo: Brandoni, Bullrich, la casa de Cristina y otras curiosidades\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Perfil (Argentina)\|Perfil]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/actualidad/la-marcha-del-17a-de-la-casa-de-cristina-kirchner-a-la-plaza-de-mayo.phtml\|access-date=17 August 2020\|página=\|número=}}</ref> The ~~protests~~main ~~were~~protest ~~organised~~was ~~mainly~~in ~~through~~the [[~~List~~Buenos ofAires]] ~~social~~[[Obelisco ~~networking~~de ~~websites\|social~~Buenos ~~networks~~Aires\|Obelisk]],. byDemonstrations ~~accounts~~were ~~that~~also ~~oppose~~held in other parts of the ~~government~~city, ~~but~~such ~~with~~as Cabildo and Juramento (a ~~nonpartisan~~main ~~focus~~intersection in [[Belgrano, ~~since~~Buenos noAires\|Belgrano]]), ~~political~~in ~~party~~front ~~claimed~~of the ~~protests,~~department ~~and~~of ~~neither~~[[Cristina ~~any~~Fernández ~~party~~de ~~emblems~~Kirchner\|Cristina ~~were~~Kirchner]] ~~seen~~(in [[Recoleta, Buenos Aires\|Recoleta]]), and in ~~the~~other ~~protests.<ref>{{cite~~cities: ~~news~~[[Córdoba, Argentina\|~~date=15~~Córdoba]], ~~August~~[[Santa ~~2020~~Fe, Argentina\|~~title=Santilli~~Santa ~~también~~Fe]], se[[Mendoza, ~~despegó~~Argentina\|Mendoza]], de[[San laMiguel ~~marcha~~de ~~anticuarentena~~Tucumán\|~~work=~~Tucumán]], [[~~Página~~Mar 12del Plata]]~~\|location=Buenos~~, [[Lomas ~~Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285281-santilli-tambien-se-despego-~~de~~-la-marcha-anticuarentena~~ Zamora]], [[Adrogué]], [[Avellaneda (Santa Fe)\|~~access-date=17~~Avellaneda]] ~~August~~(Santa ~~2020~~Fe), [[Viedma, Río Negro\|~~language=es-AR}}</ref>~~Viedma]].<ref name=":02">{{cite news \|date=17 August 2020 \|title=La marcha ~~del~~de ~~17A~~los ~~Fernán Quirós~~contagios: ~~"Que~~los elanticuarentena ~~esfuerzo~~en ~~colectivo~~el noObelisco ~~corra riesgo por la necesidad de un subgrupo de expresarse"\|work=[[Todo Noticias]]\|location=Buenos Aires~~\|url=https://tnwww.pagina12.com.ar/~~sociedad/~~285664-la-marcha-~~del~~de-~~17a~~los-~~fernan~~contagios-~~quiros~~los-~~que~~anticuarentena-en-el-~~esfuerzo-colectivo-no-corra-riesgo-por-la-necesidad-de-un_1105670~~obelisco \|access-date=17 August 2020 \|work=[[Página 12]] \|location=Buenos Aires \|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":512" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":32" /><ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=1517 August 2020\|language=es-AR\|title=~~Patricia~~Las ~~Bullrich:~~protestas ~~"El~~en ~~PRO~~todo noel ~~convoca~~país: aTucumán, ~~la marcha~~Mar del ~~lunes~~Plata, ~~pero~~Rosario ~~voy~~y aCórdoba irtambién ~~sin~~marcharon ~~romper~~el ~~ninguna regla"~~#17A\|work=[[~~Télam~~Todo Noticias]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://~~www.telam~~tn.com.ar/~~notas~~videos/~~202008~~politica/~~502746~~las-~~patricia~~protestas-~~bullrich~~en-~~pro~~todo-~~marcha~~el-~~anticuarentena~~pais-~~lunes.html\|url~~tucuman-mar-del-~~status=live~~plata-rosario-y-cordoba-tambien-marcharon-el-17a_1105792\|access-date=17 August 2020~~\|language=es-AR~~}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Still, some politicians who oppose the government took part in the protests as private citizens, such as [[Patricia Bullrich]], the leader of the [[Republican Proposal\|PRO]] party.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR\|title=~~Marcha~~Cacerolas ~~del~~y ~~17A:~~bocinazos. ~~cómo~~Cientos ~~fue~~de lapersonas ~~participación~~se decongregan ~~Bullrich~~frente ena ella Quinta de ~~banderazo~~Olivos\|work=[[~~Ámbito~~La Nación (Argentina)\|La ~~Financiero~~Nación]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.~~ambito~~lanacion.com.ar/politica/~~cuarentena/marcha~~cacerolas-~~del~~bocinazos-~~17a~~cientos-~~como~~personas-~~fue~~se-lacongregan-~~participacion~~frente-~~bullrich-el-banderazo-n5125591~~nid2423763\|access-date=17 August 2020~~\|página=\|número=\|apellidos=\|nombre=~~}}</ref> ~~The government of the time accused the participants of being "anti-quarantine" and mocking the pandemic containment efforts.~~<ref name=":04">{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=~~Roberto~~La ~~Salvarezza~~"Caravana ~~dijo~~por ~~que~~la República"la ~~marcha~~se ~~anticuarentena~~hizo ~~va a traer consecuencias~~sentir en ~~el número de contagios"~~Tucumán\|work=[[~~Página~~La 12Gaceta (Tucumán)\|La Gaceta]]\|location=~~Buenos~~San ~~Aires~~Miguel de Tucumán\|url=https://www.~~pagina12~~lagaceta.com.ar/~~285602~~nota/856396/actualidad/caravana-~~roberto~~republica-~~salvarezza~~se-~~dijo~~hace-~~que~~sentir-~~la-marcha-anticuarentena-va-a-tr~~tucuman.html\|access-date=17 August 2020\|~~página=\|número=\|apellidos=\|nombre~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref ~~name=":6"~~>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=~~Ginés~~Adrogué ~~González~~se ~~García criticó~~sumó a ~~las~~la ~~personas~~protesta ~~que~~contra ~~asistirán~~el agobierno ~~la marcha~~nacional\|work=~~MDZ~~Noticias de ~~Online~~Brown\|location=~~Mendoza~~Almirante Brown\|url=https://www.~~mdzol~~debrown.com.ar/~~politica/2020/8/17/gines~~adrogue-~~gonzalez~~se-~~garcia~~sumo-~~critico~~a-~~las~~la-~~personas~~protesta-~~que~~contra-~~asistiran~~el-lagobierno-~~marcha-98953.html~~nacional/\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref> Protests were also held in [[Punta del Este]], [[Uruguay]].<ref ~~name=":7"~~>{{~~cite~~Cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=~~Salvarezza: "La marcha del~~Marcha 17A: vaargentinos atambién ~~traer~~se ~~consecuencias~~manifestaron en elPunta ~~número~~del ~~de contagios"~~Este\|language=es-UY\|work=~~[[Ámbito~~Correo ~~Financiero]]~~de Punta del Este\|location=~~Buenos~~Punta ~~Aires~~del Este\|url=~~https~~http://~~www.ambito~~correopuntadeleste.com/~~politica/vacuna/salvarezza~~marcha-la17a-~~marcha~~argentinos-~~del~~tambien-~~17a~~se-vamanifestaron-~~traer~~en-~~consecuencias~~punta-eldel-~~numero~~este-~~contagios-n5125500~~tambien/\|access-date=1719 August 2020~~\|language=es-AR~~}}</ref> The protests were organised mainly through [[List of social networking websites\|social networks]], by accounts that oppose the government, but with a nonpartisan focus, since no political party claimed the protests, and neither any party emblems were seen in the protests.<ref>{{cite news\|date=15 August 2020\|title=Santilli también se despegó de la marcha anticuarentena\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285281-santilli-tambien-se-despego-de-la-marcha-anticuarentena\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=La marcha del 17A Fernán Quirós: "Que el esfuerzo colectivo no corra riesgo por la necesidad de un subgrupo de expresarse"\|work=[[Todo Noticias]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://tn.com.ar/sociedad/la-marcha-del-17a-fernan-quiros-que-el-esfuerzo-colectivo-no-corra-riesgo-por-la-necesidad-de-un_1105670\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite news\|date=15 August 2020\|title=Patricia Bullrich: "El PRO no convoca a la marcha del lunes, pero voy a ir sin romper ninguna regla"\|work=[[Télam]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202008/502746-patricia-bullrich-pro-marcha-anticuarentena-lunes.html\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Still, some politicians who oppose the government took part in the protests as private citizens, such as [[Patricia Bullrich]], the leader of the [[Republican Proposal\|PRO]] party.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Marcha del 17A: cómo fue la participación de Bullrich en el banderazo\|work=[[Ámbito Financiero]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.ambito.com/politica/cuarentena/marcha-del-17a-como-fue-la-participacion-bullrich-el-banderazo-n5125591\|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> The government of the time accused the participants of being "anti-quarantine" and mocking the pandemic containment efforts.<ref name=":0">{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Roberto Salvarezza dijo que "la marcha anticuarentena va a traer consecuencias en el número de contagios"\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285602-roberto-salvarezza-dijo-que-la-marcha-anticuarentena-va-a-tr\|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Ginés González García criticó a las personas que asistirán a la marcha\|work=MDZ Online\|location=Mendoza\|url=https://www.mdzol.com/politica/2020/8/17/gines-gonzalez-garcia-critico-las-personas-que-asistiran-la-marcha-98953.html\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite news\|date=17 August 2020\|title=Salvarezza: "La marcha del 17A va a traer consecuencias en el número de contagios"\|work=[[Ámbito Financiero]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.ambito.com/politica/vacuna/salvarezza-la-marcha-del-17a-va-traer-consecuencias-el-numero-contagios-n5125500\|access-date=17 August 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref> == Causes == On ~~the~~ March ~~12th~~12, 2020, a strict [[lockdown]] was established across Argentina. This, at first, caused a spike in the positive image of [[President of Argentina\|President]] [[Alberto Fernández]] during March. Several causes made it went down over the following months of "preventive and mandatory isolation", reaching in August a record-low positive image since the start of the lockdown measures.<ref name=":1">{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=19 August 2020\|title=La imagen de Alberto Fernández es negativa por primera vez desde el inicio de la pandemia\|work=[[Perfil]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/politica/imagen-alberto-fernandez-es-negativa-por-primera-vez-desde-inicio-pandemia.phtml\|~~url-status=live\|access-date=\|lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web~~\|last=\|first=\|date=~~\|title=CRISIS SANITARIA COVID-19 - Índices de optimismo & Encuestas Temáticas\|url=http://myfconsultora.com.ar/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IO-Resumen-Cien-d%C3%ADas-COVID-19.pdf\|~~url-status~~publisher=~~live~~Management & Fit\|~~archive-url~~language=es-AR\|~~archive~~access-date=2020-08-30\|~~access~~archive-date=2021-04-19\|~~website~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419185706/http://myfconsultora.com.ar/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IO-Resumen-Cien-d%C3%ADas-COVID-19.pdf\|~~publisher=Management & Fit\|lang=es~~url-~~AR\|format~~status=~~PDF~~dead}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=29 July 2020\|title=Crece el pesimismo sobre el futuro económico y la capacidad del Gobierno de controlar la pandemia\|work=[[El Cronista]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Crece-el-pesimismo-sobre-el-futuro-economico-y-la-capacidad-del-Gobierno-de-controlar-la-pandemia-20200729-0030.html\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=18 August 2020\|title=INFORME X - ESPECIAL COVID-19\|url=https://giacobbeconsultores.com/descargas/informeX_agosto_2020_covid19.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0RuDpviJemR0LR1e20K-eGoAdaT2bZhvHGTdBT4lzFp7iT9kWC5TThme0~~\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=~~\|publisher=Giacobbe Opinión Pública\|~~lang~~language=es-AR\|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=15 July 2020\|title=Encuesta: cae la imagen del Gobierno por la cuarentena y el 60% afirma que su situación económica empeoró\|work=[[El Cronista]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Encuesta-cae-la-imagen-del-Gobierno-por-la-cuarentena-y-el60-afirma-que-su-situacion-economica-empeoro-20200715-0024.html\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> [[Opinion poll\|Opinion Polls]] showed a sharp decline in economic expectations of the population, primarily in in the future employment and prices expectations.<ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=4 August 2020\|title=Más de la mitad de los argentinos cree que la situación económica está peor que el año pasado y que se agravará aún más\|work=[[Infobae]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2020/08/04/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-argentinos-cree-que-la-situacion-economica-esta-peor-que-el-ano-pasado-y-que-se-agravara-aun-mas/\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":2" /> People who approved the handle of the pandemic went from a 91,.7% in March to a 62,.4% in June, while disapproval went from a 5,.5% in March to a 35,.8% in June.<ref name=":2" /> On the 9th of July, protesters rallied against the government on the [[Obelisco de Buenos Aires\|Buenos Aires Obelisk]] and in several other points of the country.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Beato Vassolo \|first=Inés \|date=10 July 2020 \|title=Multitudinario banderazo contra el Gobierno en diferentes puntos del país \|language=es-AR \|work=[[La Nación]] \|location=Buenos Aires \|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/comenzo-banderazo-federal-del-9-~~July~~julio-nid2394297~~\|lang=es-AR~~/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=10 July 2020\|title=El nuevo "banderazo" anticuarentena del 9 de July, con los discursos de siempre\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/277540-el-nuevo-banderazo-anticuarentena-del-9-de-July-con-los-dis\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref>[[File:Congregación en el Obelisco.jpg\|thumb\|Protests in the [[9 de Julio Avenue]]]] On the 30th of July, the President sent the [[National Congress of Argentina\|Congress]] a Bill for Justice Reform with the objective, according to Fernández, of being able to "better organize the Federal Justice and overcoming the crisis affecting the credibility and well-function of the Federal Criminal Justice.<ref name=":10">{{cite news\|last=Cibeira\|first=Fernando\|date=30 July 2020\|title=Alberto Fernández presentó la reforma judicial: "Una Justicia sobre la que no influyan los poderes"\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/281743-alberto-fernandez-presento-la-reforma-judicial-una-justicia-\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=2020-07-29\|title=El Presidente presentó el proyecto de ley de reforma de la Justicia\|url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/el-presidente-presento-el-proyecto-de-ley-de-reforma-de-la-justicia~~\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=~~\|website=Argentine Executive\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=29 July 2020\|title=Alberto Fernández: "Proponemos organizar mejor la justicia federal"\|work=[[Télam]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202007/495948-alberto-fernandez-proyecto-reforma-judicial.html\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> This project foresaw the unification of Criminal and Economic Justice and the creation of 23 new courts, what would dilute the influence of the country's 12 federal judges, as well as the merger of appeal courts and imposing several new procedure rules for Federal Judges.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=29 July 2020\|title=Punto por punto, los cambios que introduce la reforma judicial que presentó Alberto Fernández\|work=[[Télam]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Punto-por-punto-los-cambios-que-introduce-la-reforma-judicial-que-presento-Alberto-Fernandez-20200729-0046.html\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> Also, an [[Advisory board\|Advisory Board]] was created to propose reforms on the [[Supreme Court of Argentina\|Supreme Court]] and the [[Council of Magistracy of the Nation\|Council of Magistracy]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hauser\|first=Irina\|date=28 July 2020\|title=Reforma judicial: el Presidente definió los 11 firsts que integrarán el consejo asesor\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/281212-reforma-judicial-el-presidente-definio-los-11-firsts-que-in\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=28 July 2020\|title=Reforma judicial: ~~“La~~"La Corte Suprema debería tener 9 ~~miembros”~~miembros", consideró un integrante del nuevo consejo de asesores del Presidente\|work=[[Infobae]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2020/07/28/reforma-judicial-la-corte-suprema-deberia-tener-9-miembros-considero-un-integrante-del-consejo-de-asesores/\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> In August, negative image of Alberto Fernandez surpassed, for the first time, the positive one.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> Only one poll, conducted by the state-owned [[University of Buenos Aires\|UBA]] School of Social Sciences, showed a larger positive than negative image on the President.<ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=15 August 2020\|title=A un año de las PASO, Alberto Fernández mantiene una alta imagen positiva\|work=[[Página 12]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285338-a-un-ano-de-las-paso-alberto-fernandez-mantiene-una-alta-ima\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> In the Buenos Aires Province, primarily the Greater Buenos Aires, an increase in crimes committed by people with no previous record was seen, qualified as "survival crime" by the Minister of Security of the province, [[Sergio Berni]].<ref name=":03">{{Cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=15 August 2020\|title=Por la cuarentena, bajó el delito en la Ciudad\|language=es-AR\|trans-title=Because of the quarantine, crime went down on the city\|work=[[Página 12]]\|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285171-por-la-cuarentena-bajo-el-delito-en-la-ciudad~~\|url-status=live\|access-date=~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=30 June 2020\|title=Sergio Berni: "Ahora tenemos una presencia muy fuerte del delito de supervivencia"\|language=es-AR\|trans-title=Sergio Berni: "We are now seeing a strong presence of the survival crime"\|work=[[Perfil]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/actualidad/sergio-berni-el-esfuerzo-recien-empieza.phtml~~\|url-status=live\|access-date=~~}}</ref><ref><nowiki><ref></nowiki>{{cite news\|date=2 July 2020\|title=Berni: "Estamos deteniendo gente sin historial que comete delitos de supervivencia"\|language=es-AR\|trans-title=Berni: "We are arresting people with no criminal record who does survival crimes"\|work=[[Telefé Noticias]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://telefenoticias.com.ar/politica/berni-por-primera-vez-estamos-deteniendo-gente-sin-historial-que-comete-delitos-de-supervivencia/\|access-date=30 August 2020\|archive-date=2 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902064956/https://telefenoticias.com.ar/politica/berni-por-primera-vez-estamos-deteniendo-gente-sin-historial-que-comete-delitos-de-supervivencia/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> This increase on crime was heavily covered by [[Mass media in Argentina\|mass media]] and was one of the protesters claims. The National ~~Minsitry~~Ministry of Security, [[Sabina Frederic]], stated: "~~The~~There are not so much robberies [...] we are seeing violence acts during crime happening, which are being alerted, mainly, by mass media, which make them visible and follow-up the cases".<ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=3 August 2020\|title=Sabina Frederic: ~~“No~~"No son muchos los robos, los medios de comunicación los hacen ~~visibles”~~visibles"\|work=[[Infobae]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2020/08/03/sabina-frederic-no-son-muchos-los-robos-los-medios-de-comunicacion-los-hacen-visibles/\|~~url-status=live\|access-date=\|lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=3 August 2020\|title="No hay muchos robos en la Argentina", aseguró la ministra de Seguridad de la Nación\|work=[[La Capital]]\|location=Rosario\|url=https://www.lacapital.com.ar/no-hay-muchos-robos-la-argentina-aseguro-la-ministra-seguridad-la-nacion-n2600995.html\|~~url-status=live\|access-date=\|lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> After this statements, the [[Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers]] ([[Santiago Cafiero]]) added: "What I know is what the Ministry of Security, Frederic, is proposing according to a statistics comparing with the last year. Now, comparing with March, ~~there are~~ there are obviously more cases".<ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=5 August 2020\|title=Cafiero: "Claramente hay aumento de casos de inseguridad desde el inicio de la pandemia"\|work=[[Télam]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202008/498690-cafiero-claramente-hay-aumento-de-casos-de-inseguridad-desde-el-inicio-de-la-pandemia.html\|~~lang~~language=es-AR\|access-date=30 August 2020\|archive-date=11 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911031551/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202008/498690-cafiero-claramente-hay-aumento-de-casos-de-inseguridad-desde-el-inicio-de-la-pandemia.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=5 August 2020\|title=Cafiero habló de inseguridad y reconoció que hubo un aumento: ~~“El~~"El delincuente no es delincuente porque es ~~pobre”~~pobre"\|work=[[Los Andes (Argentine newspaper)\|Los Andes]]\|location=Mendoza\|url=https://www.losandes.com.ar/politica/cafiero-hablo-de-inseguridad-y-reconocio-que-hubo-un-aumento-el-delincuente-no-es-delincuente-porque-es-pobre/\|~~url-status=live\|access-date=\|lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> By the 17th of August, the day protests took place, the lockdown measures (officially known as "preventive and mandatory social isolation") had been on for 151 days in both the City of Buenos Aires and its Greater Area, while most of the rest of the country had ~~went~~gone to a less-strict phase called Social Distancing.▼ ▲By the 17th of August, the day protests took place, the lockdown measures (officially known as "preventive and mandatory social isolation") had been on for 151 days in both the City of Buenos Aires and its Greater Area, while most of the rest of the country had went to a less-strict phase called Social Distancing. == Government response == * [[Alberto Fernández]], [[president of Argentina]]: "The protests are an invitation to contagion",<ref>{{cite news~~\|last=\|first=~~\|date=August 15, 2020\|title="Ahí tienen a los anticuarentena que aparecen muertos" dijo Alberto Fernández del 17A\|work=Perfil\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/actualidad/pandemia-alberto-fernandez-marcha-invitacion-al-contagio-criticas-a-oposicion-y-diarios.phtml~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=August 17, 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref> and "They will not bend us, those who scream are usually not right"<ref>{{cite news\|date=19 August 2020\|title=Alberto Fernández tras el banderazo del 17A: "No nos van a doblegar, los que gritan no suelen tener razón"\|work=[[La Nación]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/banderazo-17a-alberto-fernandez-no-nos-van-nid2425529\|~~lang~~language=es-AR}}</ref> * [[Ginés González García]], Ministry of Health: "Today I read that elder people is being invited... it is a joke. The protests are a joke on all the measures we are trying with a big effort of all the argentine people".<ref name=":6" /> * [[Santiago Cafiero]], chief of staff: "We apologize to healthcare workers for not being able to avoid the protests".<ref>{{cite news~~\|first=~~\|date=August 17, 2020\|title=Cafiero el 17A: "Le pedimos perdón a los trabajadores de la salud por no haber podido evitar la marcha"\|language=es-AR\|work=[[Ámbito Financiero]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.ambito.com/salud/cafiero-el-17a-le-pedimos-perdon-los-trabajadores-la-no-haber-podido-evitar-la-marcha-n5125607\|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> * [[Roberto Salvarezza]], Ministry of Science and Technology: "it will bring consequences in the number of infected people".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":7" /> * [[Luana Volnovich]], head of [[PAMI]] (a public health insurance for the elders): "If someone invited my mom to a protest, I'd kill him".<ref>{{cite news\|date=August 16, 2020\|title=Banderazo del 17 de agosto: "Si alguien convocara a mi mamá a una marcha, lo mato", afirmó Luana Volnovich, titular del PAMI\|language=es-AR\|work=[[La Nación]]\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/banderazo-del-17-agosto-si-alguien-convocara-nid2422957\|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> Line 35 ⟶ 76: Several public figures from Argentina participated in the protests: * [[Luis Brandoni]], actor <ref name=":93">{{Cite news\|date=August 17, 2020\|title=Marcha 17A: quiénes fueron los opositores que se sumaron a la protesta o la respaldaron\|language=es-AR\|work=[[La Nación (Argentina)\|La Nación]]~~\|number=~~\|location=Buenos Aires\|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/banderazo-17a-quienes-fueron-opositores-se-sumaron-nid2423780\|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> * [[Patricia Bullrich]], chairwoman of the [[Republican Proposal\|PRO]] party <ref>{{Cite tweet\|user=PatoBullrich\|title="#17AJuntosContraLaImpunidad"\|number=1295450623094206466\|date=August 17, 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":93" /> * [[Waldo Wolff]], [[Argentine Chamber of Deputies\|deputy]] ([[Juntos por el Cambio\|Juntos Por el Cambio]]) <ref>{{Cite tweet\|user=WolffWaldo\|title="#17AJuntosContraLaImpunidad #NosotrosEstamos"\|number=1295440014688620545\|date=August 17, 2020\|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":93" /> Line 44 ⟶ 85: == See also == * [[8N]] * [[18A]] Line 51 ⟶ 91: == References == {{reflist\|2}} ~~<references />~~ {{Alberto Fernández}} {{COVID-19 pandemic}} [[Category:2020 protests]] [[Category:2020 in Argentina]] [[Category:Protests in Argentina]] [[Category:Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic]]