Tension is unfolding in and outside Congress as senators prepare to give a final vote on President Javier Milei’s labor reform and debate a bill to lower the age of criminal responsibility.

Police could be seen in the streets trying to push back protesters attempting to get to the Congress building. Security forces used tear gas against activists from social movements  and political parties that began making their way to the building early in the morning.

Although at some points police managed to move protesters in order to allow cars to keep moving, the streets continued filling up ahead of the session scheduled for 11 a.m.

Protests against the labor reform also include a 24-hour strike carried out by several unions, among them the State Workers Association (ATE, by its Spanish initials), metal workers union UOM, and workers from the oil and cotton........

© Buenos Aires Herald