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Argentina's current president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is currently encouraging a change to the constitution that would allow her to be re-elected. This, as well as the economic downturn in the country have sparked vehement protests against her government. By going global, these protests have garnered international attention and are making the problems Argentina faces more well known.

The deadly clashes described in this article are a result of police trying to shut down a large open are market. The government views the market as dangerous, unhygienic and crime ridden. However, the vendors argue that they cannot afford to move their stall to somewhere with higher rent. The real problem at work here is not stubborn vendors but Peru's unevenly distributed wealth. Much of the population, including these vendors most likely, live marginally and participate in the informal economy. Kicking these people out of a market will not change the situation, wealth needs to be distributed more evenly.