Overview
- Melchor Baltazar “Pitoy” Díaz, a 75-year-old farmer, was shot dead at his rural property near La Cruz, Corrientes during an apparent robbery, according to local reports.
- Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas condemned the killing and called for immediate clarification of the case along with the identification, arrest, and conviction of those responsible.
- The group urged prevention over post-incident investigations and said the state must deliver results, reflecting deep frustration in farming communities.
- Reporters in La Nación said at least three assailants took the couple’s phones, about 2.5 million pesos, and their truck, which left Díaz’s wife unable to call for help.
- Producers describe La Cruz as a cattle-rustling hot spot, citing a January operation that exposed a network behind nearly 250 stolen head of cattle and underscoring a pattern of rural crime that CRA says is choking daily life and work.