Stefany Budán, partner of Mariano Páez, stated that the father of Agostina Páez made racist gestures in a bar while intoxicated, lacking lucidity or control. The video went viral amid his daughter's judicial process in Brazil over a similar incident. Budán downplayed Páez's statements in that condition.
Stefany Budán, a lawyer and partner of Mariano Páez, posted on social media defending him after a video surfaced showing Páez making monkey-like gestures in a Santiago del Estero bar. Budán said Páez was in an 'evident state of intoxication' that night, celebrating his daughter Agostina's presence after she paid bail of around 21 million pesos.
In her statement, Budán stressed that alcohol 'alters judgment, distorts perception, and removes filters.' She downplayed the gestures and Páez's claims of being an 'empresario, millonario, usurero y narco.' 'We are not facing a confession, but an intoxicated person saying incoherent things without basis,' she stated.
The episode arose from a dispute over Agostina Páez's bail money, with allegations of state funding. Páez denied government aid and, through Budán, apologized to former governor Gerardo Zamora for 'inopportune' remarks.
Budán urged against directing backlash at Agostina Páez, who faces trial in Brazil for a similar imitation. 'There is no reason for the hate generated by an adult to fall on his daughter,' she concluded.
