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Argentina Lawmakers' Floor Fight Goes Viral as Lemoine Seeks Sanction of Pagano

A formal sanction request followed the filmed clash, underscoring rifts inside the libertarian ruling bloc.

Overview

  • The video posted by Lilia Lemoine shows Marcela Pagano striking Lemoine’s phone with a poster reading “Narcotráfico nunca más” and shouting insults, invoking Federico “Fred” Machado and José Luis Espert.
  • Deputy Lourdes Arrieta is seen beside Pagano and tells Lemoine she will have to answer before the justice system and before God.
  • Presiding lawmaker Cecilia Moreau interrupts the session by microphone to order the deputies to stop and asks for respect in the chamber.
  • Minutes after the altercation, Lemoine formally requested a disciplinary sanction against Pagano, citing the recorded aggression, and no decision has been announced.
  • The confrontation follows Pagano’s August move from La Libertad Avanza to the Coherencia bloc, and the episode was amplified by national outlets and Russia-based Actualidad RT.