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Brandsen Mayor and Kicillof-Aligned Councilor Brawl During Food-Aid Unloading

The clash stems from a Peronist split over local power, with the mayor announcing a criminal complaint over the confrontation.

Overview

  • Fernando Raitelli and councilor Lucas Bronicardi engaged in a public physical confrontation outside a Frente Grande local as provincial food supplies were being unloaded.
  • Cellphone video shared by Bronicardi shows insults and shoving after he questioned municipal staff photographing the operation at the partisan venue.
  • Raitelli released a video asserting he sought to enforce local ordinances, reported the incident to prosecutors, and said there were no injuries or punches from his side.
  • Bronicardi alleges political persecution and claims a woman was struck during the scuffle, and he was reported to be weighing a formal complaint.
  • The episode follows months of intra-Peronist tension, including Bronicardi’s April vote against a thermoelectric project and his isolation after an August bloc split, with legal outcomes now pending.