Javier Milei suffered an attack in full campaign caravan in Lomas de Zamora And the news immediately crossed the border. Folha de S.Paulo y O State of S.Paulotwo of the most influential newspapers in Brazil, took the fact to their covers with photos on the front page. The episode became a symbol of the Argentine political tension to days of the legislative elections of September 7.
The president headed a caravan of La Libertad advances on Hipólito Yrigoyen Avenue. He was accompanied by his sister Karina Milei and the deputy José Luis Espert. They greeted militants from a white truck when A group of people began to insult already throw stones and bottles. The situation was uncontrolled in seconds. Milei and her sister were evacuated to a closed vehicle and Espert ended up escaping on the motorcycle of a supporter. Police arrested two people and a photographer was injured upon receiving a stone at the waist.
Espert said that the stones “fell very close to the president and Karina.” He denounced that the attack was organized and directly accused the mayor of Lomas de Zamora, Federico Otermínand to local Kirchnerism. “Violence in full campaign is repeated. It is no accident,” he said.
The incident occurred on the same day that Milei broke the silence for the audios of Diego Spagnuolo, an ex -official of the Andis accused of organizing a scheme of coimas in the purchase of medicines. “Everything Spagnuolo says is a lie. We are going to take it to justice,” said the president.
Reading in Brazil
Violence was news in Brazil. Folha de S.Paulo titled: “Apos Escândalo, Milei é Avo de Pedras Em Carreata” (“After scandal, Milei is target of stones in caravan”). The newspaper remarked that the attack adds to the internal problems of the Argentine government and that libertarian management faces a credibility crisis.
O State of S.Paulo chose a similar approach: “Milei é Alvo de Pedradas Em Carreata Na Grande Buenos Aires” (“Milei is target of stones in caravan in Greater Buenos Aires”). The media stressed that the aggression occurred in a political climate crossed by complaints of corruption and extreme polarization. Both used the same photo of the AFP agency: Milei and its delegation dodging stones, with a projectile captured in the air. The image toured the continent as a postcard of Argentine political violence.
The caravan in Lomas de Zamora had to reinforce the presence of freedom advances in the conurbano, key to the legislative elections. It ended in chaos, runs and forced replication. The ruling party tried to show the fact as part of an “opposition violence strategy”while the opposition spoke of a failure of the security operation.
For Brazil, the main economic socio of Argentina, the episode reinforces the image of a neighbor in crisis and with an electoral process marked by uncertainty. The coverage in Folha and Estadão reflects that concern: the photo of Milei dodging stones is, at the same time, political news and Warning about the risks of a campaign that already overflowed the limits of verbal confrontation.
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