Reforms in Argentina: Buenos Aires police and demonstrators scuffle Tear gas and water cannons have been used by riot police in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to scatter protestors outside Congress, where legislators are discussing legislation that will cut the budget.
Protesters, who claim that the policies would harm millions of Argentines, hurled stones and petrol bombs, setting one vehicle on fire. Numerous injuries were recorded, and the area was described as a "battlefield" by the local media on Wednesday. To boost the nation's faltering economy, right-wing President Javier Milei has suggested a reform package that includes reducing labor rights, lowering pensions, and declaring an economic emergency. Social organizations, labor unions, and leftist political parties are against the policies.
When protestors attempted to get through barriers to get to Congress, altercations broke out, with protesters hurling rocks at the cops who pepper-sprayed them. Numerous protestors and a small number of MPs apparently got medical assistance, according to observers and opposition MPs. There were at least five opposition MPs hospitalized among the audience, a lawmaker named Cecilia Moreau told the AFP news agency. Following their repulsion by police, the demonstrators are said to have set fire to two cars, one of which belonged to a journalistic organization.
"We are shocked that a bill that will set us back a century is being discussed in Argentina," protesting attorney Fabio Nunez, 55, was cited by AFP as saying.
In a statement, President Milei's administration expressed gratitude to the security forces for suppressing those it deemed to be "terrorists" seeking to execute a coup d'état.
The Senate is slated to vote on the measure later on Wednesday, but the discussion is anticipated to go far into the night. With considerable modifications, the lower chamber passed the contentious law in April.
It will return to the lower hours for final approval if the Senate approves it. After promising to cut public expenditure like a chainsaw, Mr. Milei entered government in 2023. He even used a chainsaw during a speech on the campaign trail to signify his resolve to do so.
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