Overview
- Federico Pelli, a national deputy from La Libertad Avanza, says a local organizer headbutted him as his team tried to deliver flood aid in La Madrid, Tucumán.
- The strike broke his nasal septum and doctors operated, and Pelli says he may need a second surgery.
- In TV interviews, he called the Tucumán police response “pathetic” and said officers first told the attacker to leave instead of detaining him.
- Pelli and colleague Soledad Molinuevo identified the assailant as Marcelo Segura and alleged, without independent proof, that he had ties to Interior Minister Darío Monteros, who they say was nearby.
- President Javier Milei and Governor Osvaldo Jaldo condemned the attack, reflecting tense provincial politics as parties mobilize relief in flooded areas.