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Government Deploys About 1,100 Federal Officers to Secure Congress During Marcha Federal

The march targets President Javier Milei’s vetoes on university funding and a pediatric emergency law during a session in the Chamber of Deputies.

Overview

  • The security plan assigns roughly 1,100 federal personnel around the National Congress, with additional support from the Buenos Aires City Police.
  • According to Noticias Argentinas, the force includes about 700 federal police, 280 gendarmes, 90 from Prefectura and 30 from the Airport Security Police.
  • Authorities installed barriers at Congress access points and positioned officers across the Plaza del Congreso and surrounding streets.
  • Demonstrators from student, union and political groups are set to gather from midday to urge lawmakers to reject the vetoes as Deputies meet on opposition bills.
  • Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof said he will join the mobilization and posted a message defending public universities and health care.