Buenos Aires CNN —Police in Argentina clashed Tuesday with anti-government protesters outside Congress, where senators were scheduled to debate a bill on government and economic reforms proposed by libertarian President Javier Milei.
A CNN en Español team on the ground witnessed police using water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd, while protesters were seen hurling objects back at police.
A car belonging to a TV station was overturned and set on fire before it was extinguished by firefighters.
A demonstrator reacts during a protest near Argentina's National Congress, on the day senators debate President Javier Milei's economic reform bill, in Buenos Aires on June 12.
Mariana Nedelcu/ReutersDemonstrators from various social groups and unions had gathered there to voice their opposition to the proposed reforms.
Persons:
Javier Milei, Javier Milei's, Mariana Nedelcu
Organizations:
Buenos Aires CNN — Police, CNN, Argentina's National, Reuters
Locations:
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Congress