In the vicinity, the police prevented an elected deputy from re-entering the chamber. The deputy, Vanina Biasi, stated regarding this: "From the first occasion I was prevented from passing through the police cordon until the situation was resolved, a debate was taking place inside the chamber. This is a concrete obstruction to exercising my role as a National Deputy."
The episode occurred on Wednesday during a fierce repression against protesters that resulted in more than a hundred arrests and a serious injury to photographer Pablo Grillo. This afternoon, the deputy filed a judicial complaint against Minister Patricia Bullrich and the Chief of the Federal Police, Commissioner Alejandro Rollé, for preventing her access to the chamber.
It is important to highlight that during the time she was denied entry, there was no repression at the doors of the legislative palace. "The obstruction executed by the Police must be sanctioned and is shown as an attack on the separation of powers by the executive," Biasi pointed out.
The deputy also questioned the irregular suspension of the session by another deputy, Menem, and the closure of the entrance doors to the chamber. "Objectively, public force was used to prevent my entry. This incident adds to other attacks on the separation of powers," she added. Biasi also reported incidents of violence and repression outside Congress, mentioning the case of an elderly woman beaten by a police officer.
Amidst accusations and tensions, the deputy emphasized the importance of being able to exercise her role legitimately and expressed her concern about the lack of dialogue and respect for institutions.
