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Police Use Gas as Protest by Retirees and Disability Groups Erupts at Argentina's Congress

The confrontation highlights ongoing grievances from retirees alongside disability groups over state support.

Overview

  • Minutes before the clashes, a group tried to enter the Auditoría General de la Nación, prompting police to go inside, deploy tear gas and pepper spray, and set up a cordon.
  • Footage and eyewitness accounts show an officer pushing a protester using crutches, an incident that preceded wider shoving and escalations near the Congress.
  • A retiree was removed by ambulance and others were treated on site, with images showing at least one person with a head wound during the dispersal.
  • Media reported at least one detainee described as a therapeutic aide, while a later police account relayed by Agencia Noticias Argentinas said there were no arrests and no injuries to officers.
  • The demonstration is part of weekly Wednesday mobilizations demanding higher pensions, a disability emergency, restoration of lapsed benefits, and access to free medicines, with some reports of objects thrown at police.