Diego Brancatelli made strong statements against Nahuel Gallo and was destroyed on social networks

The return of gendarme Nahuel Gallo to Argentina, after being detained in Venezuela for 448 days, generated strong political and media repercussions. However, amid the expressions of support received by the petty officer, a controversy broke out on television after journalist Diego Brancatelli made comments that caused outrage on social networks.

Gallo gave a press conference to tell part of what he experienced during his captivity in the El Rodeo I prison in Caracas, where he was deprived of his liberty for more than a year. During his first public appearance, the gendarme explained that he needed time to process what happened

“It's not easy to be here giving my statement. I asked for it. I have very little information about what has happened in these 448 days. I'm assimilating a lot of information,” he told the media

“What I'm saying is that I don't know if he knew where he was going, because if he knows that as a corporal of gendarme he's going to win 700 Lucas, after listening to the president on Sunday and seeing how Argentina is doing, I don't know if he doesn't choose to stay in Rodeo I,” said the journalist during the television debate.

The phrase was interpreted by many users as a lack of respect for the gendarme who remained detained in the country governed by Nicolás Maduro, and sparked a cascade of criticism on the internet.

Within minutes, the fragment of the program began to circulate on social networks and thousands of users reacted harshly against the journalist.

Among the most shared messages were comments such as: “What non-recyclable garbage you are”, “You are a despicable being, Brancatelli”, “My repudiation of this character” or “You can't help being miserable”.

The criticism came not only from anonymous users, but also from figures in the media environment itself

During the same program, journalist Jorge Rial distanced himself from the phrase of his colleague and made it clear that he did not share that approach.

“No, not that! Forget about the twine, you think you're thinking about the twine,” replied Rial, who sought to quickly close the topic to continue with other contents of the