This is how "Las Fuerzas del Cielo", the most loyal battalion of the officialdom, was presented in Recoleta, carrying emblems that evoke imperial Rome and the just war. At the top of the poles, two banners waved: one with the biblical quote from 1 Maccabees 3:19—"Victory in war doesn't depend on the number of soldiers, but on the forces that come from heaven"—carried by Agustín Romo with the phrase historically used by President Javier Milei and another with a representation of an archangel defeating the demon, the spiritual emblem of the libertarian struggle.
Both banners, embroidered on burgundy velvet with golden accents, were escorted by a golden lion's head, an unequivocal symbol of the lion of Argentine politics: Javier Milei. The staging was not accidental. It represents an identity and a message of transcendence; the banner in ancient Rome was important as a meeting point, symbol of pride, and means of communication during battle.
Days before the Buenos Aires legislative elections, President Javier Milei led a massive rally in support of his presidential spokesperson and legislative candidate, Manuel Adorni. The event took place in the symbolic heart of Buenos Aires City: the neighborhood of Recoleta, a cultural and historical bastion that was now the scene of a march for freedom.
