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Aerial view of the 9 de Julio avenue during a demonstration against the inflation, held by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), in Buenos Aires, on August 17, 2022. – For the first time since President Alberto Fernandez took office in December 2019, the unions, who are allies of the Government, decided to march to the Congress to protest against the high cost of living in a country that records one of the highest inflation rates in the world, with an accumulated rate of 46.2% from January to July.

(Photo by MAGALI CERVANTES / AFP)