Exclusive interview with Fabiola Yañez: the repercussions in the international press

Fabiola Yañez’s first statements to Infobae revolutionized the foreign media

Infobae’s extensive exclusive interview with Fabiola Yañez had a great impact on the world press. After confirming a criminal complaint against former Argentine President Alberto Fernández for acts of gender violence that she had suffered during the previous administration, the former first lady revealed details about the fights, the infidelities, the indifference imparted by former public officials and the time she spent confined in the Quinta de Olivos.

“I have taken care of this man from so many things that those videos that appeared are nothing compared to what he did,” he acknowledged, mentioning that the attacks that the walls of the presidential residence would have witnessed came to light as a result of a case for alleged corruption regarding the contracting of insurance by the Nation that has the former president in its target. Although he revealed that the ordeal began before Fernández assumed the Presidency in 2019, he stressed that the situation was getting worse last year and, above all, in the last two months.

Following the serious accusations that Yañez made against the former Argentine head of state, the Uruguayan newspaper El Observador highlighted that “the former First Lady admitted that she is “afraid” and that it horrified her to see images of her in that state, not only for herself, but also for her son.” In this sense, she regretted that the information had become public, because when the minor grows up he will be able to review the national and international scandal that the case sparked.

On the other hand, also from the other side of the River Plate, the newspaper El País headlined the article: “He was threatening me every other day.” The quote refers to the trigger that led her to make the decision to contact the Argentine Justice, because the former public official had allegedly harassed her “every other day” through phone calls. “This person spent two months – there are all the chats and many people know it – threatening me every other day that if I did this, if I did that, he would commit suicide,” she said.

The Uruguay Observer shared Yañez’s most forceful statements

In the case of the Colombian media Semana, it mentioned the conversation that was published at 8 p.m. on August 10 (Argentine time), but chose to resurface the exclusive images to which Infobae had access about the chats that Fabiola had with Fernández. In the screenshots released, the woman reproached him on several occasions for his mistreatment and the blows he had inflicted.

El País of Uruguay highlighted the alleged threats and harassment of Fernández towards his ex-partner

Another Latin American media outlet that echoed the scandal unleashed by the case was La Tercera, from Chile, where the journalist assured that there were more lurid details that are being kept secret. They also highlighted the lack of response that the complainant received from the former Ministry of Women, Diversity and Gender (MMDyG) and her move to the guest house at Quinta de Olivos, to avoid sharing space with the former president.

The Colombian portal shared Yañez’s exclusive statements with Infobae

Regarding the European media, one of the first to give repercussion to Fabiola’s statements was ABC, from Spain, a note that focused on echoing the multiple infidelities that the former president had committed throughout their relationship, the beginning of the decline and the beginning of the acts that threatened the physical integrity of the Argentine actress.

The Chilean media focused on the couple’s last period at Quinta de Olivos, where they were already living separately.

At the same time, El Sol de México reviewed the last five years of the couple, a period in which Fernández’s mistreatment of Yañez would have begun. In addition, they emphasized the reasons why she had decided not to leave the presidential residence after separating from the former president: “If I left Olivos it would have been a scandal,” she analyzed regarding how damaging it would have been during the development of the 2023 electoral campaign.

The Spanish media echoed the former first lady’s complaint

For its part, El Universal de México highlighted the darker side of the situation that Yáñez went through before filing the complaint for gender violence. “He spent two months threatening me that he was going to commit suicide,” they quoted about the moment in which she told about the calls he made to her almost every day to convince her not to start the criminal process. By then, the journalist had already been investigated by the Argentine Justice and the details of the hearing had reached the former president.

The Mexican newspaper highlighted the most important points of Fabiola’s first statements

The alleged acts of violence suffered became known last weekend, however, the former first lady contacted federal judge Julián Ercolini – who was in charge of the case after being chosen by lot – to confirm that she was ready to file the complaint. “I just filed the complaint, I can’t take it anymore,” she told her now ex-lawyer, Juan Pablo Fioribello, who played the role of mediator between the complainant and the Justice after being notified by the magistrate, with whom she has had a close relationship for years.

The Mexican media emphasized the fear suffered by the former first lady as a result of the alleged threats

Once this happened, the judge issued a series of restrictive measures against the former president. They were officially notified on Thursday, August 8. Alberto Fernández is prohibited from leaving the country, approaching the complainant and communicating with her by any means. The latter became relevant, since Yañez said she was suffering from “psychological terrorism.”

Among the next steps to be taken by federal prosecutor Carlos Rívolo, a declaratory hearing is mentioned, in which Fabiola is expected to expand on her first testimony. The investigator evaluated the possibility of traveling to Madrid but, for the moment, there has been no confirmation of the supposed trip. The defense of the former first lady will be represented by Mariana Gallego, a specialist in Civil Rights and Family, while the former head of State appointed Silvina Irene Carreiras, who is not as well known in the legal world. In fact, there is no record of her having participated in media cases throughout her career.