Overview

• A preliminary investigation was opened into Carmen Alejandra Argumedo after a viral video showed her directing racist insults at passengers on a Metropolitano bus on September 22.
• The Tercera Fiscalía Penal Supraprovincial ordered evidence-gathering that includes CCTV retrieval, an ATU report, a technical-police inspection, witness statements, a psychological evaluation, and background checks.
• The Defensoría del Pueblo urged immediate prosecutorial action and noted that discrimination is a crime punishable by up to three years in prison under the Penal Code.
• The podcast Hinchas al Aire removed Argumedo from its program, her social media accounts were deactivated, and the restaurant chain Norky’s denied any employment ties to her.
• The Ministry of Culture highlighted its Alerta contra el Racismo service, including the free 1817 hotline, as the incident renewed calls to confront entrenched ethnic-racial discrimination.