Following the 2026 World Cup break, on July 22, Argentina's major unions and social organizations took to the streets again. With a strong call for better pensions and the preservation of the Volver al Trabajo social program, peaceful marches took place in Buenos Aires, Rosario, La Plata, and Córdoba.
Activistas venecianos planean repetir las protestas que interrumpieron la boda de Jeff Bezos cuando el multimillonario embajador de EE.UU. en Italia, Tilman Fertitta, arrive con su lujoso yate de 117 metros. La visita coincide con la tradicional Festa del Redentore, y los residentes temen que la embarcación obstruya la vista de los fuegos artificiales.
A protest by worker cooperatives outside the Municipality of La Plata escalated into violent incidents on June 26, 2026. Protesters set tires on fire and smashed windows, resulting in 19 arrests and 5 minor injuries to police officers. The unrest was triggered by the municipality's decision to open urban maintenance services to public tender, replacing direct contracts held by the cooperatives since 2011.
A demonstration by cooperative workers in front of La Plata's City Hall escalated into violence with tire burning and shattered windows. The conflict stems from the municipality's decision to switch to public bidding for services previously contracted directly, worth approximately $90 million monthly (over $1 billion annually).
Organizaciones de izquierda y movimientos sociales venezolanos realizaron una jornada de protesta el sábado 23 de mayo en Caracas contra maniobras militares estadounidenses autorizadas por el gobierno de Delcy Rodríguez. Los manifestantes repudiaron el sobrevuelo de aeronaves del Comando Sur sobre la capital venezolana.
Trabajadores de FATE, organizaciones sindicales y sociales se movilizan en Buenos Aires mientras el Senado debate la reforma laboral. Hubo cortes en Panamericana, Avenida de Mayo y fuertes incidentes en el Obelisco. El FreSU convocó a un paro nacional con movilización hacia el Congreso.
Alfredo S. Quiroga
