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Argentine Tourist Arrested for Racist Gesture in Brazil

4/1/2026

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Agostina Páez, a white Argentine tourist, faces Brazil's legal consequences after a video showed her making a racist gesture toward waiters in a Rio bar.
The incident, recorded in January, led to her arrest for a racist insult punishable by two to five years in prison and fines.
A Rio court began hearings last month as Brazil and Argentina debate race policy, with Argentine conservatives defending Páez against woke laws.

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Agostina Páez, a white Argentine tourist, faces Brazil's legal consequences after a video showed her making a racist gesture toward waiters in a Rio bar.
The incident, recorded in January, led to her arrest for a racist insult punishable by two to five years in prison and fines.
A Rio court began hearings last month as Brazil and Argentina debate race policy, with Argentine conservatives defending Páez against woke laws.