US EditionDozens Injured in Pension Protest Outside Argentina Congress
- Dozens of retired Argentines were injured during a pension protest outside Buenos Aires Congress on Wednesday.
- The protest followed lawmakers' failure to reach quorum amid government opposition to pension increase bills.
- Security forces used batons and riot shields to push back elderly protesters demanding higher pensions and benefit continuity.
- Lawmaker Paula Oliveto expressed concern during the congressional session that it is unacceptable for a retiree to receive a monthly pension of only 379,000 pesos, which is roughly equivalent to $331.
- The protest highlighted tensions from President Milei's austerity policies amid high inflation and poverty affecting 11.3 million people.
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Dozens Injured in Pension Protest Outside Argentina Congress
·New York, United States
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The Argentine police repressed around 80 Argentines on Wednesday and arrested photo-reporters Tomás Cuesta and Javier Iglesias, as well as the retired Pablo Luna and Leandro Cruzado, of the Anti-Fascist Group in the retirement march they had today in Congress. READ ALSO: Unions of Tierra del Fuego protest against Milei's policies and in defense of the national industry According to journalist Nicolás Munafó of the media C5N, “the Federal Police …
The opposition did not achieve the quorum in the compound to deal with several retirement projects and a possible moratorium. Police applied the anti-piquet protocol
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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