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Argentine Lawyer Accused of Racial Insult Shares TikTok From House Arrest

The post underscores the personal toll of a still-open Brazilian case for alleged racial insult.

Overview

  • Agostina Páez posted a TikTok on Saturday titled “Día 44 presa” that shows her routine under house arrest in Rio with an ankle monitor.
  • She says she spent days on medication for severe anxiety and felt alone during the confinement.
  • Páez tells viewers she regrets how she reacted in the Ipanema bar dispute and urges others not to respond as she did.
  • The video surfaced ten days after she returned to Argentina following more than two months under home detention in Brazil.
  • She has said the gesture arose during a billing dispute and not due to skin color, and she has limited her updates to TikTok after removing her Instagram.