Police and protesters clashed in Buenos Aires on Thursday (October 15) during a massive demonstration demanding President Javier Milei's government comply with a law updating public university funding.

Riot police fired tear gas as dozens of demonstrators hurled stones near the Congress building, where thousands gathered.

The University Funding Law, passed by Congress in August 2025, mandates inflation-adjusted salary increases for professors since December 2023 and increased student scholarships, but was vetoed by Milei and subsequently overridden by Parliament in October 2025.

This marked the fifth federal university march since Milei took office in December 2023, with opposition parties, unions, social organizations and retirees joining the protest.

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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (OCTOBER 15, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF PROTESTERS THROWING PROJECTILES TOWARD RIOT POLICE OFFICERS

2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTER THROWING PROJECTILE AT RIOT POLICE OFFICERS / RIOT POLICE USING WATER CANNON

3. PROTESTER THROWING PROJECTILE AT RIOT POLICE

4. PROTESTERS CARRYING FENCE

5. PROTESTERS THROWING PROJECTILE AT RIOT POLICE

6. VARIOUS OF TEAR GAS AND PROTESTERS

7. PROTESTER THROWING PROJECTILE AT RIOT POLICE

8. (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF PROTESTERS THROWING PROJECTILES TOWARD RIOT POLICE OFFICERS

9. TEAR GAS

10. TEAR GAS CANISTER EXPLODING NEXT TO PROTESTERS

11. PROTESTERS THROWING PROJECTILES AT RIOT POLICE

12. PROTESTER TAKING PROJECTILES NEXT TO RIOT POLICE FENCE

13. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PROTESTERS THROWING PROJECTILES TOWARD RIOT POLICE OFFICERS