in argentina, the restriction of withdrawing cash from banks to $250 usd per week (at that time 1 usd = 1 ars) was called a corralito. the measure was imposed by the government of fernando de la rúa on december 1, 2001, in the face of a bank run. subsequently, and due to the popularity that the term acquired, it began to be used in all spanish-speaking countries to refer to the immobilization of deposits carried out by the government of any country.