“We are a group neighbours organized, students, retired, workers“And we are against this failure that the measures and the economic plan of Javier Milea represent,” explained one of the protesters. Emiliano, with a swollen face and red eyes, tried to recover from the gas poisoning. “This adjustment plan will leave us all on the street“This will leave us all without public education, without public health care, and pensioners, like in 2001, will be left to die of hunger,” he also emphasized.

The motorized brigade continued to disperse protesters by firing rubber bullets. In Congress, opposition lawmakers unsuccessfully asked for the session to be suspended and walked out of the chamber to denounce police repression.

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Deputies Union for the Motherland And Left Front They came out to join the protest and confront the police. When they returned to the House, they were unable to interrupt the debate, which continued late into the night.

“Dangerous repressive offensive”

The day before there was a demonstration of several thousands of people, mostly quiet during the day, went off the rails at night. The police have already used tear gas, dispersing several dozen protesters.

Six people were arrested and all were released Thursday. Moderate opposition party UCR (Centre-Right Radical Civic Union) described the incident as “dangerous repressive offensive”. A ruling party lawmaker said a police officer suffered minor injuries on Wednesday.