Overview
- Rio’s Public Prosecutor rejected the defense filings and asked the court to elevate the case to oral trial and set instruction and hearing dates.
- Prosecutors opposed allowing Páez to return to Argentina during proceedings, arguing her departure would compromise the criminal prosecution and judicial control.
- Páez remains in Brazil under electronic monitoring with a prohibition on leaving the jurisdiction as the judge now decides on the prosecution’s motions.
- The defense says the case is not yet at trial, filed a 50‑page habeas corpus challenging evidence and procedure, and is seeking high‑level Argentine diplomatic intervention for a transfer.
- Páez is charged with injuria racial over a January 14 Ipanema bar incident, an offense carrying two to five years in prison under Law 14.532, with viral video and witness accounts central to the case; her team reports threats and financial strain.