The prosecutor in the case of Agostina Páez, a 29-year-old Argentine lawyer arrested in Brazil in mid-January accused of racist conduct, has requested she be sent to prison to await trial. According to the complaint filed by employees, Páez allegedly directed racist insults at staff members during a dispute over the bill. In addition to using derogatory language, the woman used gestures considered deeply offensive in Brazil. On Thursday, prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro requested she be taken into preventive custody. In Argentina, nonprofit civil society organization Fundación Apolo has formally requested the intervention of the Argentine Foreign Ministry.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald February 06, 2026 14:23 UTC