Witnesses and activists present at the scene indicated that the disturbances were caused by groups linked to local Peronism, under the leadership of Mayor Federico Otermín, who infiltrated among Milei's supporters with the aim of generating disorder and violence. The attacks not only affected the president and his entourage, but also resulted in shoving and blows against the libertarian activists who were accompanying the caravan.
According to the narrators, the tense atmosphere was noticeable in the minutes before the van passed by, but it intensified as the caravan moved through downtown Lomas de Zamora, with objects thrown indiscriminately and physical confrontations that forced security forces to intervene.
Witnesses also reported that the Kirchnerist mayor of Lomas de Zamora left a dumpster full of stones and rubble near the site so that violent Kirchnerists could throw them at the Argentine president.
The government's reaction
On his social media, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni confirmed that there were no injuries: "Activists from the old politics, Kirchnerism in its purest form, and a model of violence that only the cavemen of the past want".
"They attacked with stones the caravan where the President of the Nation was. There are no injuries. The only thing there is are many who are heading toward the most absolute oblivion: Kirchnerism never again," wrote Adorni.
Meanwhile, after the attack on Milei, Casa Rosada stated that "this is the Argentina that ends on 9/7. The Argentina of stones and violence." They also recalled that Kirchnerism left "53% of the population in poverty nationwide, 300% inflation, destroyed the province, and now want to destroy the only person who's changing things, which is President Javier Milei".
"They're willing to smash the President of the Nation's head just so nothing changes. They're willing to do anything because, for the first time, their lives are at stake, because the system they built to impoverish people and hoard power is coming to an end," they concluded.
Despite the incidents, the massive presence of citizens who peacefully attended the caravan reflects the support that Milei keeps in the region, although Kirchnerist violence led to the suspension of the political activity.
