President Javier Milei was pelted with stones, plants and bottles while campaigning in Lomas de Zamora, 20km south of Buenos Aires, and was quickly whisked away by his security detail with no injuries reported. The motorcade left the scene and scuffles broke out between supporters and opponents. The unrest coincided with a scandal involving leaked audio from the former head of the public disability agency, Diego Spagnuolo, who alleged that Karina Milei pocketed funds intended for people with disabilities. Campaign supporters defended Milei’s ideas while opponents protested in the opposition stronghold.
Milei, who is campaigning for October midterm elections, was riding in the back of a pickup truck and greeting supporters in the city of Lomas de Zamora, 20km south of Buenos Aires, when protesters began throwing plants, rocks and bottles at his vehicle. The vehicle carrying the president and his sister, Karina Milei, along with other officials, quickly left the scene.
The vehicle carrying the president and his sister, Karina Milei, along with other officials, quickly left the scene. Afterwards, scuffles broke out between supporters and opponents of the libertarian leader. The skirmishes arose amid a scandal in Argentina over alleged corruption at the public disability agency involving Milei's highly influential sister who works closely with the president, Karina Milei. Argentinian President Javier Milei, his sister and presidential adviser Karina Milei and political ally Sebastian Pareja are seen during a political rally.
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