On the northern bank of Argentina’s Riachuelo River, luxury car dealerships report sales surging since libertarian President Javier Milei scrapped import restrictions.
Streets in the Puerto Madero financial district in Buenos Aires bustle with bankers who praise Milei for ending a yearslong ban on selling dollars online. Fine restaurants serve sushi and steak to Argentine oil executives who gush about his efforts to draw foreign investment.
On the opposite side of the polluted Riachuelo waterway, Veronica Leguizamon, 34, has only a few eggs, a carton of milk and a handful of bread rolls left in her pantry.
Clutching a Tupperware container, she braved heavy rain last Friday to carry home dinner for her four daughters from a soup kitchen in her neighborhood of Isla Maciel – a daily routine since Milei slashed subsidies for public services and unwound price controls on staple foods.
“It’s not like we used to have so many luxuries, but before we could choose a meal,” she said. “Now we have to depend on others to know if we’ll eat or not.”
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