Milei Fled Campaign Stop After Protesters Attacked Vehicle

Argentine President Javier Milei was forced to flee a campaign stop on Wednesday after protesters hurled plants, rocks, bottles and other objects at the pickup truck where he and his sister, Karina Milei, were greeting supporters in Lomas de Zamora, a suburb about 20 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, officials and journalists at the scene said. Milei was uninjured and was whisked away by his security detail, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni wrote on X, while an opposition supporter and scuffles between supporters and opponents were reported.

Video and eyewitness accounts showed the pickup truck accelerating to escape the crowd after objects were thrown at close range. One female Milei supporter suffered rib injuries and was taken away by ambulance, according to AFP reporters. Adorni posted an image that he said highlighted a rock flying toward the president and wrote, "They could have killed anyone. They do not care about human life." Protesters chanted against Milei as some held a mock suitcase bearing Karina Milei's face with simulated dollar bills protruding.

The confrontation came amid a widening corruption controversy centered on Karina Milei and audio recordings made...