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]

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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. ·

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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

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

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

During the confrontation, Gutiérrez responded to Benavides' comments by stating, 'I am a black man more black than you.' · Publimetro Colombia

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