The journalist Ignacio Álvarez, known for his controversial and confrontational style, approached the former president of the Republic, José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, this Wednesday, and had a clash with a bodyguard accompanying the former president. After following him for several meters, speaking very close to his face, a bodyguard moved him out of the way so that Mujica and Lucía Topolansky could reach the vehicle.
Álvarez lost his sanity and began to shout: “But what is this? What is this guy who starts hitting me? Mujica took him by the arm, and after inviting him to silence, he said: “No… who is going to hit you?”, while Álvarez continued to stick to him until the door of the vehicle. Before getting into the car, they exchanged a few words and then left.
Orsi to Nacho Álvarez: “Interviews are done with respect”
In another political event, the same journalist approached the Frente Amplio candidate, Yamandú Orsi, who has refused to attend his program due to the various insults he claims to have received from the communicator. He waited for him outside the Magnolio studios, where he gave an interview to Semanario Busqueda, and followed him for a long time. In the same place, the clash with Mujica’s security had occurred.
It should be remembered that, given the refusal to attend, Álvarez chose to put a version of Orsi created by artificial intelligence in what was a false debate against the then Colorado candidate, Andrés Ojeda. In the midst of other journalists and cameramen, in an unintelligible hubbub, Orsi surrounds Álvarez who insists that he answer some questions. “Excuse me, excuse me from the press,” Orsi said, making a gesture with his hands as if asking for forgiveness.
“We won’t do the interview then…” Álvarez tells him, once again insisting that Orsi attend one of his programs. “You have insulted me again and again… an interview is done with respect. You have insulted me again and again: you are not that important… you are not that important. “You keep talking bad to me,” Orsi replied as he left.