Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, vice president of Argentina, received a threat from a guy in a car outside her Buenos Aires residence. The man was observed pointing a pistol at the vice president’s face before he was taken away to safety. The official was unharmed, and there were no firearms fired.
On Thursday night, when Fernandez de Kirchner made her way through a busy gathering outside her home to demonstrate support despite an ongoing corruption trial, local TV teams captured what appeared to be an attempt on her life.
Fernandez de Kirchner sees a hand holding a handgun briefly in front of him before ducking out of the path at the sound of what seems like a loud click. Although other sources said the firearm accidentally discharged, it’s not obvious from the video if the shooter actually made an attempt to pull the trigger.
According to local media sources, the assailant was a 35-year-old Brazilian national who was immediately detained. Police also reportedly discovered a handgun nearby. However, officials have not yet confirmed any specifics on the offender.
Anibal Fernandez, the minister of security, highlighted the suspect had a criminal background and was most recently detained in March. Law enforcement officials informed the Argentine media site Clarin that the guy was carrying a loaded.380 caliber handgun.
One of the first government representatives to respond to the event was Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who condemned the assault on Twitter.
“When hate and violence triumph over the battle of ideas, they undermine communities and produce circumstances like today’s: an assassination attempt,” he said, expressing his “solidarity” with the vice president and her family and expressing hope that the attacker be brought to justice.
Between 2007 to 2015, Fernandez de Kirchner presided over Argentina as president. She is being accused of corruption for allegedly plotting to use public contracts to provide state money to a relative. The VP has vehemently disputed the accusations and maintains that she is a victim of political persecution, despite the fact that the primary prosecutor in the case recently urged a federal court to condemn the former head of state to 12 years in jail.
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