Overview
- Video shared by Health Minister Mónica García on X shows Arenas lifting an electronic cigarette to his mouth as she spoke in the chamber.
- A colleague seated beside Arenas appeared to warn him the camera was on them, after which he tried to conceal the device.
- García publicly rebuked him in her post, calling it a poor gesture and advising him to seek help from his primary care doctor to quit.
- Speaking to reporters in the Senate corridors, Arenas said he was not smoking, confirmed the device was a vaper, and likened the motion to holding a pen.
- Coverage reported no disciplinary action or official Partido Popular response at the time the video and reactions circulated.