Overview

• Maximiliano Cobas formally stepped down after a video showed him forcing entry into his ex-partner’s home and assaulting her before their two children.
• Judicial authorities in Saladillo imputed him for aggravated minor injuries against a close relation and unlawful home invasion and imposed protective measures for the 37-year-old victim.
• Bonaerense police arrived at about 20:15 following the victim’s call, transferred Cobas for questioning without pretrial detention, and SAME paramedics treated the woman’s nervous crisis.
• La Libertad Avanza issued a statement reaffirming its commitment to non-aggression, institutional respect and core values of life, liberty and property.
• The widely circulated footage has intensified scrutiny over gender-based violence by political figures and increased pressure on parties to enforce zero-tolerance policies ahead of the provincial vote.