Left-wing protesters and social movements, and members of federal forces, staged moments of tension today in front of Congress, at a time when the Senate bill was being discussed in the Senate. Base Lawwhile they threw tear gas that affected, among others, five Kirchnerist deputies, who had to be assisted by emergency services.
The legislators of Union for the Homeland Carlos Castagnetto, Leopoldo Moreau, Luis Basterra, Juan Manuel Pedrini and Eduardo Valdés They were hospitalized after the incidents that occurred in the afternoon in front of Congress, while the Bases Law promoted by Javier Milei’s government was being discussed in the Senate.
Those deputies were carrying out an act, when There were clashes between federal forces, who fired pepper spray, and protesters in the vicinity of the legislative building.
The uniformed officers, who were creating a double cordon to surround the parliamentary building, threw some tear gas at the protesters at the intersection of Callao and Rivadavia avenues, where struggles occurred.
In addition to the Federal Police, members of the Gendarmerie and Prefecture participated in the operation implemented by the Ministry of National Security.
“We started walking towards the Plaza and the gendarmerie and the Police began to approach us and surround us and throw gas”the deputy complained Cecilia Moreaudaughter of Leopoldo Moreau, in statements to the press.
“We identified ourselves as deputies and the response was to gas us”lamented his benchmate Pedrini.
The five deputies affected in the eyes by the gases received had to go to the Santa Lucía Ophthalmological Hospital.
