Overview
- Damiani collapsed moments after the Dólar Blue stream began, and on-site physician Walter Villalba attempted aid before an ambulance took him to Hospital Ramón Madariaga in Posadas.
- Local outlets reported a heart attack, though authorities have not issued a detailed official cause.
- Program hosts asked viewers not to share the footage, and YouTube removed the recording soon after.
- Misiones Governor Hugo Passalacqua and other leaders posted condolences, noting Damiani’s long service in provincial and national politics.
- At the time, he was a substitute candidate on the UCR list for the October 26 legislative vote, with no announced changes to the ballot.