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Tense moment Argentine Deputy gets water thrown at her during altercation over crypto scandal
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1:07Now PlayingChaos reigned in Argentina’s Congress on March 12, as lawmakers traded blows, insults, and even beverages in a spectacularly unhinged session. The brawl erupted over the $LIBRA cryptocurrency debacle—a digital coin hyped by President Javier Milei on X, only to nosedive and burn $250 million of investors’ money. Opposition lawmakers demanded an investigation into the financial fiasco, while Milei’s allies weren’t having any of it. The result? A legislative free-for-all, complete with thrown water and flying fists, because what better way to restore public confidence than a parliamentary slugfest?
Things got especially messy when La Libertad Avanza deputy Maria Celeste Ponce confronted fellow lawmakers Marcela Pagano and Rocio Bonacci for simply staying seated—an act she saw as political betrayal. Bonacci responded with a splash of water. In the aftermath, Pagano clapped back in a written response, accusing Ponce and Lilia Lemoine of aggression, while the government sidestepped the scandal entirely, postponing any investigation. Meanwhile, Milei’s impeachment effort fizzled out, leaving Argentina with no crypto accountability, no consequences, and one very damp parliamentary session.
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