Overview
- Páez, accused of the crime of injuria racial in Brazil, returned to Buenos Aires on Wednesday after an appeals court removed her ankle monitor, returned her passport, and set a 97,260‑real bond with notice to fix domicile in Argentina.
- She flew to Santiago del Estero on Thursday to reunite with family and will await the case outcome from home, with the trial judge reported to have roughly 15 days to issue a conviction or an acquittal.
- A video recorded in a Santiago bar surfaced Friday showing her father, Mariano Páez, imitating monkey gestures; he denied it was authentic and claimed he was pressed for money to stop its release.
- Agostina Páez publicly rejected her father’s conduct, said she takes responsibility only for her own actions, and reiterated her apologies for the Ipanema incident.
- Defense lawyer Carla Junqueira said the clip’s public reaction could sway the Brazilian court, which she argued has shown sensitivity to social pressure in this case.