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Added on the 02/02/2024 00:11:18 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Protesters throw objects at police who use tear gas and water cannons amid demonstrations outside Congress, where lawmakers are debating a swath of liberalizing reforms proposed by budget-slashing President Javier Milei. The measures include declaring a one-year state of economic emergency, allowing Milei to disband state agencies, and privatizing about a dozen public companies including state-owned carrier Aerolineas Argentina. Observers and opposition MPs say dozens of demonstrators and a handful of lawmakers received medical attention. IMAGES
Police try to control protesters outside of Argentina's Congress in Buenos Aires, after the country's lower chamber of deputies gave overall approval to President Javier Milei's reform bill in a vote, paving the way for a decisive vote in the Senate. IMAGES
Argentine police use gases against lawmakers and protesters during a demonstration outside Congress as senators debate one of far-right President Javier Milei's key reform packages. The five lawmakers affected were hospitalized, according to opposition congresswoman Cecilia Moreau. IMAGES
Protesters and police clash in Lima after Peruvian lawmakers once again failed to agree on a plan to bring forward elections in a bid to end weeks of deadly protests that have brought parts of the South American country to a standstill. IMAGES
Police in Ecuador's capital Quito fire tear gas to disperse protesters as they attempt to reach the congress building. IMAGES