The call initiated a week ago by fans of clubs to support the weekly claims of retirees was strengthened yesterday with the union of other organizations and sectors in struggle. The government attempted to defame the movement, branding it as violent, but Judge Karina Andrade refuted this claim by denying arrests for violent crimes and ordering the release of the protesters in the name of the constitutional right to social protest.
During the mobilization, a significant police operation was deployed and a hunt was carried out, although the judge revealed that the number of detainees was much higher than initially reported. There were reports of arbitrary arrests, with people lacking access to basic services near the urban monitoring center at the Obelisco.
The Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, continued spreading lies and justifying police violence, in addition to claiming that the retirees' mobilization is a weekly event that should be considered within the constitutional framework. However, Judge Andrade ruled in favor of freedom of expression and social protest, ordering the immediate release of the detainees.
The judge also criticized the lack of detailed information about the arrests and emphasized the importance of respecting fundamental constitutional rights when protesting in a democracy. Multiple questions were raised about the actions of federal forces during the repression and about Minister Bullrich's statements that attempted to justify the violence.
The decision to release the detainees was based on respect for freedom of movement and the arbitrariness of the arrests, stating that every arrest must be properly recorded and communicated with transparency. The judge highlighted the importance of allowing people to express themselves critically and hold authorities accountable, framed in the democratic exercise of constitutional rights.
Throughout the day, precautionary detentions were ultimately revoked, emphasizing the complexity of the rights at stake in cases of social protest. Reports of arbitrary arrests and excessive repression marked a tense day amid a massive mobilization in support of retirees' claims. By the end of the day, 114 detainees and two seriously injured individuals were reported, sparking criticism and demands for investigation by human rights organizations.
