Overview

• Security Minister Patricia Bullrich ordered a reinforced anti-picket protocol around the National Congress, deploying water-cannon trucks, tear gas and fencing to disperse Wednesday’s protest.
• The operation resulted in 25 detainees and dozens of injuries, including elderly retirees, health workers and journalists struck by high-pressure water jets.
• Pulitzer-winning photographer Rodrigo Abd suffered an ear injury after a water cannon blast knocked him to the ground.
• A broad coalition of retirees, medical staff, educators and human-rights groups rallied against President Milei’s vetoes on pension increases and social spending.
• With a 158–75–2 vote, the Chamber of Deputies granted media sanción to the University Financing Law, overriding Milei’s veto and advancing the bill to the Senate.