Overview
- Agostina Páez, 29, released an audio message and then a video on March 10–12 admitting wrongdoing and asking for forgiveness.
- She replaced her prior attorney with Brazilian lawyer Carla Junqueira, who is pursuing a strategy that acknowledges the act and seeks monitored proceedings from Argentina with consular guarantees.
- Rio prosecutors denied the defense request for travel, and Páez remains under judicial control in Rio de Janeiro with an electronic ankle bracelet and a travel ban.
- The Ministério Público’s complaint cites video evidence and alleges repeated monkey-imitating gestures directed at four bar employees on January 14 even after a warning it was a crime.
- A key hearing on March 24 could shape next steps, with the defense warning prosecutors may seek multiple counts under Law 14.532/2023 that could carry a combined sentence of up to 15 years.