Neighbors from different neighborhoods in the City of Buenos Aires and the Greater Buenos Aires area joined a pot banging protest tonight in rejection of the police repression that occurred during the retirees' march at the Congress. Near midnight, a crowd gathered in Plaza de Mayo.
The protest began as a pot banging activity in various parts of the country, but in the City of Buenos Aires, it turned into a spontaneous mobilization that traversed several streets and reached the Government headquarters. Palermo, Almagro, Caballito, Colegiales, Villa Crespo, Chacarita, Recoleta, and other neighborhoods were the scenes of the pot banging protests. In the province of Buenos Aires, protests were reported in Avellaneda, Ramos Mejía, Morón, San Martín, and Vicente López, among other districts.
The demonstration took place after it was revealed that Pablo Grillo, the photographer injured in the repression at the Congress, is in serious condition after being struck in the head by a tear gas canister. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich justified the police action by stating that Grillo was "a Kirchnerist militant," which generated even more outrage among the protesters.
Around 10 PM, a caravan of people began to advance along Corrientes Avenue towards Plaza de Mayo, where protests against Javier Milei's government and its security policies continued. As observed on C5N, the crowd demanded an end to the repression and called for Bullrich's resignation amid a day of maximum political and social tension.
