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The Government explained why it does not have a stand at the Fair and confirmed that Milei will present its latest book - Infobae
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El Gobierno explicó por qué no tiene stand en la Feria y confirmó que Milei presentará su último libro
El vocero Manuel Adorni dio detalles de la decisión oficial. Será la primera vez desde el regreso de la Democracia que no habrá representación oficial en la tradicional muestra. De todas formas, el Presidente estará en con un amplio operativo de seguridad
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April 26, 2024
Spokesman Manuel Adorni gave details of the official decision. It will be the first time since the return of Democracy that there will be no official representation in the traditional exhibition. In any case, the President will be involved in an extensive security operation
El Gobierno explicó por qué no tendrá presencia oficial en la Feria del Libro de Buenos Aires
El Gobierno explicó por qué no tendrá presencia oficial en la Feria del Libro de Buenos Aires
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The Government explained why it will not have an official presence at the Buenos Aires Book Fair
After the tough speech by the head of the El Libro Foundation during the inauguration of the traditional Fair, the national Government explained why, for the first time since the return of democracy, there will be no official stand at the exhibition, although it confirmed that there will be the President Javier Milei , in an act that will require an extensive security and organizational operation.
The controversy arose after yesterday Alejandro Vaccaro gave a strong speech against Milei, whom he accused of turning his back on the exhibition that is held on the property of the Rural Society. “ After despising our fair, he does not blush and asks to participate in this space , whose presence is scheduled for next Sunday, May 12 on the central court of La Rural,” said the writer.
Today, Adorni gave the reasons why there will be no official participation in the Fair: “The stand had a cost of 300 million pesos to which about 150 million pesos more had to be added for assembly and disassembly. The Ministry of Culture chose, instead, to use the resources to collaborate with popular libraries so that they can renew and acquire new titles,” said the spokesperson during his usual press conference from the Casa Rosada.
Adorni insisted that “ it was a question of efficiency in decision-making to reduce something that was an unreasonable amount for the time in which we live,” and said that “it does not merit further justification because the amounts were really exorbitant to be like this when "We consider that much more could be contributed from another side."
In any case, when asked by Infobae , he could not confirm whether the total funds saved by the national State by not participating in the Book Fair were going to go to popular libraries or only a part of those items were going to be reassigned for that.
Beyond the official absence in the exhibition, the one who will be present will be President Javier Milei, who will present his book Capitalism, socialism and the neoclassical trap, a compendium of articles that he finished writing on his travels as president, according to what the president told him . president himself to Infobae .
“The President is going to present his book and the decision to do so in the largest place the property has is a matter of capacity. I understand that it has twice the capacity of the largest room, the main room . It is a security issue and it has been raised that way for a long time. It has nothing to do with the latest statements,” Adorni said today .
His presence will be special, since he decided to do it in the Pista Central de la Rural, an iconic place where, for example, Raúl Alfonsín spoke in 1988. It is a space like no other at the Book Fair: because of the way in which will be enabled, there will be room for just over 6,000 people, of which 4,000 will be standing in the arena where horses usually parade and where recitals are also held. They estimate that there can be room for about 1,200 more people in each of the stands. The presentation will be on Sunday, May 12 at 4:30 p.m.
The organization chosen by the president resembles that of a recital, which is why Infobae consulted four producers who hold large-scale events separately. How much does it cost? The four, separately, came to the same conclusion: no less than 60 million pesos. Between 30 and 35 million for the technical part and between 10 and 15 for the services “security, cleaning, cameras, bathrooms, etc.” You have to add VAT to everything. “You have to create a suitable space where there is none,” explains one of them.
These conditions were another of the points of conflict that the organizer of the Book Fair raised yesterday: “Mr. President, I tell you with a hand on my heart, there is no money ,” he ironically used a catchphrase from the libertarian leader to explain that the Foundation could not guarantee the security of the president.
However, Adorni today clarified that Milei's security will be under the responsibility of the Military House. “The security of the President responds to Casa Militar. It would never have occurred to anyone that the Book Fair would be in charge of the President's security because it is the responsibility of Casa Militar. If someone said that, he was wrong,” she stressed.
