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Brazil & Southern Cone - September 2012 (ISSN 1741-4431)
ARGENTINA: The Rebel Patagonia
It may not involve the unionisation of rural workers and subsequent repression exerted by landowners and local authorities, but a rebellion has taken place in Argentine Patagonia. On this occasion the protagonist is the governor of Santa Cruz, Daniel Peralta, who hails from of the ruling Frente para la Victoria (FPV) faction of the Partido Justicialista (PJ, Peronists). Political and financial instability in President Cristina Fernández’s home province doesn’t bode well for the upcoming period, in which several provincial governors will compete to position themselves as the chosen heir to the Kirchnerista political empire should the FPV fail in its attempts to reform the constitution so as to allow Fernández a third term in office from 2015 (see previous article).
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