The repression took place during the usual Wednesday demonstration demanding better living conditions for Argentine seniors and the reversal of neoliberal measures.

Tras la violenta represión de las manifestaciones de los jubilados, sindicatos de periodistas y organizaciones sociales demandan la renuncia de la Secretaria de Seguridad, Patricia Bullrich.

The Association of State Workers denounced that the government may seek to reduce over 60,000 temporary contracts across the country. It would be the second wave of major layoffs since Milei took power.

The Argentine vice president also called for coordination between public and private sectors to regulate strategic natural resources, and renewal of the democratic pact established after the last civil-military dictatorship

Vice-President Cristina Fernández pointed out the roots of an increasingly unequal country in her latest speech. This is where social organizations play a fundamental role.

The bill that seeks to charge an extraordinary tax on the richest people in Argentina advances in the Chamber of Deputies. Only a very small percentage of Argentine society will have to pay it.

The protest was organized ahead of a visit by an IMF delegation on February 12 to renegotiate Argentina’s USD 44 billion IMF debt.