Argentine lawyer held in Brazil on racial slur charges faces new uncertainty after court reversal

Sunday, March 29th 2026 - 11:22 UTC

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Agostina Páez, a 29-year-old Argentine lawyer and influencer from the province of Santiago del Estero, has been held in Rio de Janeiro since January 14, when she was filmed making racist gestures toward employees of a bar in the Ipanema neighborhood. The video quickly went viral and led to three criminal complaints for racial slur, a crime that carries a penalty of two to five years in prison per offense under Brazilian law. Read full article

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imoyaro
Lawyer,huh? This ought to keep her off the streets for a while... ;)
Mar 29th, 2026 - 02:19 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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MarkWhelan
Does anyone else find it strange that so many lawyers are charged and convicted for breaking the law these days?
It seems that law degrees focus on statute, clause, section and sub-section of the law but do not teach anything about respect of the law.

At least this lawyer did not fall into the first pit.
“A lawyer who decided to represent himself/herself has a fool for a client.”
Mar 29th, 2026 - 03:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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