• Several labor unions and left-wing organizations have called for anti-government demonstrations in Buenos Aires on February 23.  
• A protest march has been scheduled from Plaza de Mayo to the offices of the Ministra de Capital Humano, Ministry of Human Capital located in the Fila de Hambre building at the intersection of Juncal calle and Carlos Pellegrini calle, starting at 09:00 (local time).
• In addition, protesters have planned to set up 500 roadblocks in Buenos Aires, including along many of the major roads connecting the central areas of the city with the suburbs. The precise blockade locations remain unconfirmed, as of writing.
• The demonstrations have been organized to protest the continued closure of soup kitchens and the government’s plan to freeze the benefits provided via Plan Potenciar Trabajo (a social welfare scheme).  
• Some of the organizers and participating groups include the Polo Obrero (PO), Union de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Economia Popular (UTEP), Unidad Piquetera (UP), Frente de Lucha Piquetero, el Frente de Organizaciones en Lucha (FOL), Bloque Piquetero Nacional, and Bloque de Organizaciones.

1. Based on PO and UTEP’s significant mobilizational capabilities, coupled with social media traction on the slated protest action, the protest march is likely to attract a high turnout ranging between mid-to-high tens of thousands, while each blockade is likely to draw a turnout in the high dozens-to low hundreds.
2. That protesters’ have planned to install blockades across major thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, suggest that a bolstered security presence can be expected in the vicinity of the protest march and along major highways, to monitor the proceedings and divert traffic.
3. Besides, given Argentina’s ‘anti-picket’ protocol, which prohibits any protest activities that disrupt traffic or blocks roadways or streets, localized clashes between demonstrators and security forces attempting to lift the blockade are liable. That said, judging by the precedent of recent anti-government protests in the country including on January 24, an escalation in unrest is not expected in Buenos Aires.
4. Overall, significant disruptions to vehicular and pedestrian traffic can be expected across the city, especially in the immediate vicinity of the march and along sections of major highways.

Those residing or operating in Buenos Aires on February 23 are advised to maintain vigilance near the protest locations and allot for significant disruptions to road travel throughout the city due to the slated blockades.