Overview
- At an official press conference, Governor Gildo Insfrán cut off a local reporter and labeled him “libertarian” and “ensobrado,” refusing to answer the question.
- The journalist, Antonio “Tyntu” Ruiz of FM101.5, had asked whether the province would aid users after the national government’s latest electricity subsidy reductions.
- Insfrán told Ruiz to present himself as “Tyntu el Libertario,” using “ensobrado,” a term widely associated with Javier Milei’s attacks on the press.
- The clash follows a separate uproar over Insfrán’s visit to a primary school where children praised him as “Tío Gildo,” which prompted a formal indoctrination complaint.
- Argentina’s Ministry of Human Capital requested information from Formosa’s education authorities about any inquiry or measures on the school episode, as opposition figures, including Patricia Bullrich, voiced public condemnation.