It has become a tradition Argentina's capital Buenos Aires: each Wednesday, baton-wielding riot police corral or confront a band of protesters brandishing signs, shopping bags and walking frames.

For sure, these veteran "militants" are vocal. Sometimes they are even feisty.

But they are also gray-haired, wrinkled and at times struggle to keep their balance.

"For God's sake!" 87-year-old Ricardo Migliavacca shouted during a recent police advance that nearly toppled him. "How disgraceful!"

He recovered only with the help of his sturdy blue Zimmer frame.

Migliavacca is just one of hundreds of pensioners who have taken part in weekly protests against Argentina's right-wing President Javier Milei.

They want a pension increase to soften the blow of Argentina's seemingly endless price incre

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