The Latest Attacks on Street Fairs: the Eviction in Caminito to Parque Los Andes

On May 2, a police operation evicted more than 5000 manteros from Los Andes Park in Chacarita at night. The troops seized more than 6700 packages of merchandise and the head of government, Jorge Macri, celebrated the procedure as a “achievement” for the recovery of public space. Just nine months earlier, a similar scene had taken place in Caminito, where dozens of artisans were expelled from the craft fair that had already been in place for 40 y…