The former congressman Daniel Abugattás He died this Wednesday, January 22 after a long illness. During his time in the Legislature, he was characterized by his ability to generate intense debates and confront those he considered responsible for irregularities, especially in his confrontations with representatives of Fujimorism.
In this note, we will review some of the most controversial moments of his political career, especially those experienced in the Congress of the Republic.
“No one from this government has stolen in the middle of the war, like Fujimori did”
During a debate in Congress, Daniel Abugattás launched harsh criticism against Alberto Fujimori’s government and defended Ollanta Humala, pointing out that they were different because Humala “did not steal in the middle of the war like Alberto did.”
“It already got to me to hell”
Daniel Abugattás was not only characterized by being frontal and direct, but also by throwing some “garlics” from time to time, like the time he pointed out that some CAS contracts came to him “to hell” in the middle of a debate in Congress. He later apologized.
“Put that animal in order”
In the middle of a session of the Congressional Oversight Commission, Daniel Abugattás asked the president of the Commission to “put that animal in order,” in reference to Mauricio Mulder. In addition, he did not hold back and called the former Apra congressman a “clown.”
Abugattás vs Galarreta
In 2013, when former dictator Hugo Chávez died, Daniel Abugattás confronted Luis Galarreta in Congress, after the latter refused to respect the minute of silence in memory of the former Venezuelan president.
The former congressman from Gana Perú pointed out that what Galerreta did was a lack of respect and asked for forgiveness from Venezuelans.
He attacked Conmebol
Abuggatás did not limit himself to commenting only on politics, but also harshly criticized Conmebol after the controversial match that the Peruvian National Team had against Brazil in 2020.
At that time, the former congressman asked that referee Julio Bascuñán not be allowed to leave the country and called the regional soccer entity “thieves of shit.”
“Lisurattas”
The character of Daniel Abugattás was such that comedy programs created a character called “Lisurattás” to personify him.
Far from taking it in a bad way, the politician even agreed to appear on television alongside Jorge Benavides, who created the character based on his personality.
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