Overview
- Two unidentified horseback riders engaged in a physical fight using rebenques, short whip-like riding tools, during the Festival Folclórico and Desfile Cívico-Tradicionalista on Avenida 14.
- The episode took place during the 25 de Mayo celebrations and was captured on multiple phones by families and spectators who watched some people try to intervene as others filmed.
- Videos from the event circulated rapidly on social media and became the focus of local coverage, displacing the parade’s cultural performances in public discussion.
- As of the latest reports, local authorities have not issued an official explanation of what triggered the dispute and no public confirmation of detentions or sanctions has been released.
- The incident raises local concern about safety and conduct at municipal patriotic events and could prompt calls for clearer oversight of gaucho parades and participant conduct.