Senator for Tierra del Fuego, Cristina López, staged a scandal at the Argentine Congress building by attempting to forcibly enter an office that was not assigned to her. On Monday, she appeared with a private locksmith to force open the door of an office that had been occupied until Friday by Senator Salta's Sergio "Napoleón" Leavy. When Senate security personnel prevented her illegal entry, a sequence of shoving, shouting and threats ensued, which ended with López filing a criminal complaint against the agents for "injuries, threats and sexual assault." Parliamentary sources describe this as "an aberration to play the victim and cover up her own aggression." Videos circulating on social media show the Fueguian senator, surrounded by advisors, shouting "File a criminal complaint against everyone!" and "Call Juliana!" (referring to Juliana Di Tullio) while the locksmith tried to open the lock of the office. On Saturday, authorized personnel changed the lock and installed a new bar, removing the plaque with López's name (which had been placed without permission) and leaving the senator's belongings inside, including a personal computer. Instead of handling the claim through institutional channels, López opted for a forceful approach. Her own advisors responded ironically when asked if they knew the rules: "Only her door was barred." The incident sparked widespread condemnation. Sources from Senate Security categorically deny López's version and state that the palace's cameras recorded the entire sequence, which will be provided to the Justice system. An opposition senator summarized the situation: "First, she violated the resolution, then she attacked the personnel defending institutionalism, and finally, she filed a sexual assault complaint to play the victim. It's the trifecta of Kirchnerist arrogance." Meanwhile, the office remains locked, and the Fueguian senator, who swore an oath on Friday "for the 30,000 disappeared," has added a new controversial chapter to her record in just 48 hours of her second term.
