Overview
- Footage from the Nov. 4 control session shows Arenas lift an e‑cigarette to his mouth behind Health Minister Mónica García as she responded to a question around 17:30.
- A PP colleague seated beside him alerted him he was on camera, after which he put the device away and covered his mouth, according to multiple outlets.
- Questioned by reporters, Arenas denied he was smoking, said "Bajo ningún concepto," acknowledged he carries a vaper, and added he would review the images.
- García shared the video on X with a critical message and later argued the episode illustrates poor decorum, while a Más Madrid senator mocked the scene as embarrassing.
- Indoor vaping is not allowed in Parliament and García linked the incident to plans to expand smoke‑free regulations, with no formal disciplinary action reported so far.