Argentina: Thousands protest private property legislation

Thousands took to the streets outside Argentina’s Senate on Thursday to protest a controversial private property bill, with demonstrations ending in scuffles, tear gas and rubber bullets. Javier Milei’s government has removed the most contentious part of the legislation, which would have raised limits on foreign land o

Police in Argentina used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons as thousands of protesters demonstrated against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate on Thursday, with clashes erupting as the protest drew to a close.Earlier, thousands of demonstrators, gathered outside the senate despit

Police clashed with protesters in Buenos Aires after thousands rallied against President Javier Milei's private property bill. The government had already dropped a provision on foreigners buying land in Argentina.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Buenos Aires, where police fired tear gas as thousands protested.

As the protest drew to a close on Thursday, scuffles broke out on Congress Square with protesters targeting police with stones and other projectiles. Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon.

As the protest drew to a close on Thursday, scuffles broke out on Congress Square with protesters targeting police with stones and other projectiles. Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon.

Thousands protest Argentina’s controversial private property bill, fearing “colonisation” and easier foreign land acquisition. Learn more about the propose