Overview

• Retiree organizations joined the CTA Autónoma and CTA de los Argentinos to rally at Cine Gaumont and march to Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday afternoon.
• Protesters oppose President Javier Milei’s austerity policies and his veto of a law that would have raised pension benefits.
• CTA Autónoma framed the action with the slogan “No votemos a Milei,” underscoring the push to influence the Oct. 26 legislative elections.
• The government announced an ANSES program offering exclusive discounts for retirees in roughly 7,000 stores, including 10% off general purchases without a reimbursement cap and 20% in some categories such as personal care and cleaning.
• The pension protests are the latest in a sustained mobilization that began in late 2023, as disability-rights groups held a separate Plaza de Mayo rally urging enforcement of the newly enacted disability emergency law.