Overview
- The municipal council approved a preventive suspension by an 8–1–1 vote, clearing the two‑thirds threshold required for the measure.
- An internal commission concluded Arce committed psychological, media and symbolic gender violence under Law 26.485, not physical or sexual assault.
- The legal adviser filed the complaint on October 4, 2024, and prosecutors did not pursue criminal charges, leaving the matter to the council’s internal process.
- To avoid conflicts of interest, the council hired external legal counsel and reorganized its work while the complainant took psychological leave, with leaders now moving to draft a formal protocol.
- Arce denied the allegations, voted against his suspension and requested municipal funding for legal representation, then received access to the file to prepare his defense.