A person bangs a saucepan in front the government house as she protests the government’s repression of Wednesday’s demonstrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Medics tend to a photographer injured during clashes that broke out as soccer fans joined retirees demanding higher pensions and opposing austerity measures implemented by Javier Milei’s government in Buenos AIres,

Argentine pensioners and soccer fans clashed with police on Wednesday as a protest unfolded in front of Congress, with citizens rallying against the economic policies brought in by the government of President Javier Milei.

A demonstrator wearing a costume in the likeness of Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi gestures, as football fans join the weekly protest of retirees against Argentinian President Javier Milei's adjustment policies, near the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

Pensioners and supporters of various football teams clashed with police on Wednesday during a protest in front of Argentina's Congress against economic policies implemented by President Javier Milei's government.

Protesters in Argentina demand higher pensions Live from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where soccer fans from different teams join a protest organized by pensioners to demand higher pensions and against austerity measures implemented by President Javier Milei.

Police use water cannons against soccer hooligansand retirees protesting Argentina's pension reformsThese weekly demonstrations, held outside the Argentine Congress, have been organized by retirees demanding improved pensions and the reversal of Milei's cuts to free medications,