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Five deputies who participated in a march rejecting the Basic law which this Wednesday debates the Senate in Argentina They had to be hospitalized after being hit by pepper spray used by police to suppress a demonstration near the legislative headquarters.
These are the Peronist legislators Eduardo Valdes, Carlos Castagnetto, Leopoldo Moreau, Juan Manuel Pedrini, Carolina Yutrovic It is Luis Basterrawho reported having received blows and gasses from members of the security forces.
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The event occurs at the moment when the High camera a legislative project is being processed that contemplates a profound restructuring of the Argentine State to promote a liberal economic model.
They all had to be transferred to Santa Lucía Ophthalmological Hospital in good airwhere some were admitted at around 1:30 pm local time (4:30 pm GMT) with convulsions and facial irritations.
Thousands of activists from social, political and trade union organizations gathered early in the morning at Congress to express their rejection of the Basic Law and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentinesthe star project of the Government of Javier Mileiwhich got the green light when passing through Chamber of Deputies..
The environment in Congress Square Tensions grew more tense as more protesters arrived. Clashes with riot police intensified around 3:30 pm local time (6:30 pm GMT) when several people broke through the fenced perimeter protecting access to the Congress building.
Members of the Police infantry corps faced accusations from a group of hooded men who shot at them stones, bottles It is Molotov cocktails. Shock forces resorted to the use of water cannons, tear gas and motorized troops.
The protesters who were marching peacefully retreated and left an open space between the security forces and the violent protesters who used some street furniture and parked vehicles as shields and set one of them on fire.
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Upon learning of the violent events outside Parliament, the opposition bloc Union for the Fatherland (Peronist) proposed interrupting the debate so that a committee of senators from all the blocs could come out and find out what was happening in Congress, although the proposal was rejected by the majority.
Some senators decided to leave the legislative chamber on their own while the debate continued.
Union for the Fatherland stated that “repression ceases”, while the president of the Senate and vice-president of the Republic, Victoria Villarueldefended the operation carried out by the security forces.
Source: Elcomercio
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