Argentina strongman Javier Milei is rocked by riots as police fire water cannon ... trends now
Javier Milei's libertarian government was rocked by riots in Argentina's capital on Wednesday as furious protesters hurled rocks at police and a water canon was deployed amid raging unrest against the new president's austerity measures.
The protesters, who represented Argentine social organizations, interrupted traffic on 9th of July Avenue – one of the main streets in Bueno Aires – in the morning, defying Milei's protocol that prohibits roadblocks.
The capital's police department responded by deploying multiple water cannons against members of the Popular Economy Workers Union (UTEP).
Cops lined side-by-side on the main road and blocked the protesters, including some who hurled rocks at police before they were stopped from advancing and dispersed from the area.
Milei, who took power in December on the promise of fixing the busted economy, is facing resistance to stinging cost-cutting measures, including scrapping 15,000 state jobs.
Members of social organizations clash with the police during a demonstration against the recent economic measures introduced by the government of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. At least two police officers and a media outlet worker were injured and 11 people were arrested
A demonstrator throws a stone at a demonstration over government job cuts in Buenos Aires
A police officer shoots rubber bullets to demonstrators in Buenos Aires on Wednesday
Demonstrators clashed with police in riot gear Wednesday in the Argentine capital city, Buenos Aires
Protesters marched down 9th of July Avenue, the main avenue in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on Wednesday to denounced cuts to public sector jobs and improvement to soup kitchens
The 53-year-old has eliminated energy and transportation subsidies, paused public projects, stopped making payments to provincial governments and devalued the peso by over 50 percent to close the gap between the official exchange rate and the black market rate.
On April 3, workers were notified that they were being laid off from their jobs at multiple state agencies - including the ministries for the economy, energy and social security.
At least two police officers were injured and 11 people were arrested, Clarín newspaper reported.
Cronica TV said one of its reporters was shot on the mouth by a rubber bullet.
Buenos Aires Minister of Secutiy, Diego Kravets, told TN news channel that the protesters coordinated their advancement towards the
