Milei Faces Fresh Protest From Soccer Clubs Over Austerity
A police officer uses pepper spray during a protest of pensioners supported by football fans against the government of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on March 12.
Photographer: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images
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A weekly protest against President Javier Milei’s austerity took an aggressive turn when unruly fans from more than a dozen Argentina soccer clubs joined the demonstration Wednesday.
Retirees have been protesting against low pension levels for months, but this week the usual union protesters drew in added support from backers of the country’s biggest soccer clubs, including Boca Juniors and River Plate. The government wrote off the demonstration as yet another politically motivated stunt, driven by the opposition.