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UCR Candidate Hernán Damiani, 66, Dies After On-Air Collapse During Misiones Streaming Debate

His death comes days before Argentina’s October 26 legislative elections.

Overview

  • He collapsed shortly after the Dólar Blue stream began on La Casa del Streaming and was taken by ambulance to Hospital Madariaga in Posadas, where his death was confirmed.
  • An ex–provincial health minister, Dr. Walter Villalba, provided immediate assistance at the studio before emergency services arrived.
  • Program hosts urged viewers not to share the footage, and the debate video was later removed from YouTube.
  • Damiani was listed as a substitute candidate on the UCR ticket headed by Gustavo González and Guadalupe Kolodziej for the upcoming legislative vote.
  • Condolences poured in from across Misiones politics, including Governor Hugo Passalacqua, as tributes noted Damiani’s decades of service as a provincial and national deputy.