Argentina: Access to Congress militarized in the face of a new march of retirees against Milei's policies

Published at: 19/03/2025 01:23 PM

This Wednesday, the Argentine press reported on a police deployment carried out by the government of President Javier Milei in the vicinity of the Congress to prevent the retirement march called for this Wednesday, which will be joined by fans of football clubs and various unions and social organizations.

The accesses to the Congress are fenced, while a thousand agents are expected to be deployed and from the train stations there is a threat of repression against anyone who commits what the Ministry of Security, in charge of Patricia Bullrich, has called “every attack against the Republic.

The Confederation of Workers of Argentina (CTA), together with the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy (UTEP) and unions from various sectors of the country, will march in a new show of support for retirees in their demand to the Milei government to increase their assets.

According to detailed information from Telesur, the retired Beatriz Blanco, a victim of beatings by the government's repressive force during the protest on Wednesday, March 12, when gendarmes seriously injured photographer Pablo Grillo, will also be in the mobilization.

Mazo News Team