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Buenos Aires to Become a "Calm Zone"

Deputy Laura Alonso announced the authorities' decision to ban sound fireworks in Buenos Aires to protect vulnerable groups and animals. Meanwhile, the legal dispute with the central government over unpaid funds continues.


Buenos Aires to Become a "Calm Zone"

The PRO party deputy, Laura Alonso, warned that the management of Jorge Macri will not yield in its claim for resources after the failure of the latest negotiations with the Ministry of Economy. The legislator reaffirmed the judicial and administrative confrontation of the City of Buenos Aires against the National Executive Branch for the non-payment of the revenue-sharing funds, denouncing a debt that amounts to critical figures for the city's coffers. "What Jorge Macri has decided is to declare the city a calm zone free of sound pyrotechnics. The noises cause a lot of damage to babies, children, people with autism, the elderly, and also to pets," explained Alonso, pointing out that the city is home to more than 860,000 domestic animals that suffer the consequences of sound impact. The legislator urged citizens to celebrate "with lights, not with noises," and clarified that the regulation will be applied strictly, including football clubs and organizers of massive events. "We are talking about a debt first of 6,000 million dollars and a second debt that was generated this year of 370,000 million that we are not going to stop claiming from the Nation," sentenced Alonso in dialogue with Radio Rivadavia. Likewise, according to what the Argentine News Agency could learn, Alonso denounced a total breakdown of trust with the national ruling party after the recent parliamentary agreements between La Libertad Avanza and kirchnerism: "When trust breaks because there is a betrayal of the assumed agreements, trust suffers." "We are going to work so that they also comply with this regulation that was regulated on Friday and that the use of sound pyrotechnics in the city of Buenos Aires is stopped," concluded Alonso, who linked this decision to a comprehensive plan to reduce noise pollution that includes, in the future, the electrification of public transport. In parallel to the financial dispute, the city administration has advanced an urban coexistence agenda by declaring the capital a "calm zone" free of pyrotechnic noises. This measure aims to protect the most vulnerable sectors and local biodiversity during the end-of-year festivities.