Mar says that all that momentum of people gathering felt like when Argentina won the World Cup, but now people were angry - angry about all the radical economic changes to their country.
Planet Money's Amanda Aronczyk has the story.ĪMANDA ARONCZYK, BYLINE: When Mar (ph) heard about the executive order, she and her friends jumped into a car and headed to Congress to protest.ĪRONCZYK: Thousands of people also showed up. The impact of this so-called economic shock therapy is already being felt and being met with opposition. This week the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, deregulated an enormous swath of his country's economy.