Argentine Lawyer in Rio Racism Case Says She Reached Deal in Ex’s Car Dispute

Overview

• Agostina Páez, back in Argentina after securing bail in Brazil, was accused Wednesday in La Banda by ex-partner Javier Zanoni of keeping his Citroën C4 Cactus after their breakup.
• Páez later said they reached an agreement and called the complaint a misunderstanding encouraged by bad legal advice, according to an interview cited by Argentine media.
• Zanoni’s lawyers say they sent a formal letter asking for the car’s return and claim papers show the vehicle is in his name, while Páez’s side says it was a family gift.
• In the separate Brazilian case, prosecutors charged Páez with injúria racial, a crime for racist insult, and she returned home after paying R$97,000 bail to answer the case in freedom.
• Public scrutiny intensified after video showed her father repeating the monkey gesture soon after her return, with Argentine outlets casting the saga as a scandal that keeps growing.