Transgrediendo el derecho de los que nos vulneran: Espacios ocupados y recuperados en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

this article presents a comparative analysis of squatting in public / private buildings in the city of buenos aires after the return to democracy, and the so-called "recovering" of spaces by neighborhood assemblies that emerged after the cacerolazos (pot-banging) in late 2001. the study focuses on their climax and their struggle for legitimacy, as well as on their subsequent failing after a series of exemplary government evictions.