Former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich broke her silence almost a year later regarding the injury suffered by photographer Pablo Grillo, who is slowly recovering, and once again defended the police action. In a firm tone, the senator framed the incident within a context of 'extreme violence' and justified the deployment of security forces, arguing that they faced organized groups seeking to destabilize public order. According to Bullrich, the government had prior information about the danger of the mobilization. 'We knew it was a provocation,' she stated. Under this premise, she maintained that preventing the takeover of the Legislative Palace was a 'correct action.' Regarding the injury to the press worker, Bullrich attributed the incident to an accident arising from the dynamics of the confrontation itself. Meanwhile, sectors of the press and human rights organizations continue to question the proportionality of the use of tear gas and rubber bullets against civilians and media workers. The senator also detailed that soccer fans arrived with weapons; a lot of weaponry was confiscated at train stations. 'Security forces in the face of violence have to respond, they cannot remain defenseless,' she was categorical. 'There was no intention to hit someone, there was an intention to stop the violence,' argued the senator. The then-minister drew an ethical distinction about the operation: 'You have to look at the consequence, but whether your action was correct.' At the same time, despite the initial severity, she celebrated that Pablo Grillo 'is much better and improving,' although she acknowledged the fact as a direct consequence of the clash. The libertarian senator concluded by reinforcing the idea that in conflict scenarios, the State must prioritize the restoration of order, even if this entails collateral risks.
