FILE PHOTO: Argentina's President Javier Milei greets from a car after a meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Casa Rosada presidential palace, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Irina Dambrauskas/File Photo
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A group of supporters of Argentine President Javier Milei announced the creation of what they termed an armed wing of his libertarian party, touting the group as loyal foot soldiers determined to defend the far-right politician's agenda.
The so-called "Heavenly Forces," or "Las fuerzas del cielo" in Spanish, were launched late Saturday by well-known Milei backer and right-wing influencer Daniel Parisini, who described the group as Milei's "praetorian guard," in a nod to the elite unit that once protected Roman emperors.