# Colombian Congress President Elected After Racial Clash

Estefanel Gutiérrez was elected president of Colombia's Afro-Colombian Commission after a heated dispute with rival Óscar Benavides.

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Estefanel Gutiérrez, a representative from the Cambio Radical party, was elected president of the Afro-Colombian Commission in the Colombian Congress on September 1, 2026, receiving 29 votes. [^1]

On September 1, 2026, representatives Estefanel Gutiérrez and Óscar Benavides engaged in a heated discussion in the Colombian Congress regarding the presidency of the Afro-Colombian Commission. [^2]

After the election, Óscar Benavides angrily claimed to the other members that he was the representative of the negritudes, leading to a confrontation. [^3]

Óscar Benavides, a congressman aligned with the left, expressed indignation after losing the vote and questioned Gutiérrez's authority as the representative of the Black population. [^4]

During the confrontation, Gutiérrez responded to Benavides' comments by stating, 'I am a black man more black than you.' [^5]

## What this stands on

1. Estefanel Gutiérrez, a representative from the Cambio Radical party, was elected president of the Afro-Colombian Commission in the Colombian Congress on September 1, 2026, receiving 29 votes. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
2. On September 1, 2026, representatives Estefanel Gutiérrez and Óscar Benavides engaged in a heated discussion in the Colombian Congress regarding the presidency of the Afro-Colombian Commission. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
3. After the election, Óscar Benavides angrily claimed to the other members that he was the representative of the negritudes, leading to a confrontation. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
4. Óscar Benavides, a congressman aligned with the left, expressed indignation after losing the vote and questioned Gutiérrez's authority as the representative of the Black population. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
5. During the confrontation, Gutiérrez responded to Benavides' comments by stating, 'I am a black man more black than you.' (Publimetro Colombia, News)

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