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Buenos Aires Evicts Long-Occupied La Paternal Property, Identifies Diego ‘Oso’ Molina as Leader

The operation produced arrests, a safety closure, a census to offer housing aid.

Overview

  • City authorities, which executed the eviction Thursday, recovered the La Paternal property after more than 26 years under a 2009 court order.
  • Police said three people were arrested on charges of attacking and resisting officers during the operation.
  • Officials identified funeral worker Diego “Oso” Molina as a leader of the takeover, and he was not among those detained, according to La Nación.
  • The city’s emergency aid unit closed the building for risk of collapse at the prosecutor’s request, and social services counted residents to offer housing help.
  • Some occupants and supporters called the procedure irregular and alleged they paid a fraudster who posed as the owner.