A woman casts her vote at a polling station during the national midterm legislative election in Buenos Aires on Sunday. Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images Buenos Aires, Argentina Associated Press —

On the northern bank of Argentina’s Riachuelo River, luxury car dealerships report sales surging since libertarian President Javier Milei scrapped import restrictions.

Streets in the Puerto Madero financial district in Buenos Aires bustle with bankers who praise Milei for ending a yearslong ban on selling dollars online. Fine restaurants serve sushi and steak to Argentine oil executives who gush about his efforts to draw foreign investment.

On the opposite side of the polluted Riachuelo waterway, Veronica Leguizamon, 34, has only a few eggs, a carton of milk and a handful of bread rol

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