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IOC Interest A Good Sign

September 2008 | Risk Summary

On August 30 rural leaders Eduardo Buzzi and Alfredo De Angeli announced that they will lead a march on congress on September 9 to press the government to alter its agricultural policies. This comes after two demonstrations were held on August 18 by groups of farmers calling on the government to review the domestic controls on milk, meat and other products. Given the political damage that the previous farming conflict had on the government, we caution that another round of farmers' strikes could see Fernández' popularity come under increasing pressure. For now, an escalation similar to that seen earlier in

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