The Federal Police arrested Juan Grabois for the occupation of the Juan Domingo Perón Institute.

Juan Grabois , leader of the Frente Patria Grande (Great Homeland Front), was arrested on Saturday afternoon after occupying the Juan Domingo Perón Institute building with a group of activists and deputies who denounced its closure by the National Government. Nearly 50 people entered the building and hung signs with the slogans " If you can't choose, there is no democracy" and "Let's defend our history ."

The incident erupted around 2:00 PM when protesters entered the public building located at 2601 Austria Street through the "Un café con Perón" restaurant, which has a door leading to the study center. Among those who entered were national deputies from the Union for the Homeland party, Itai Hagman and Natalia Zaracho , Buenos Aires senator Federico Fagioli , and provincial deputy Lucía Klug, all members of the Frente Patria Grande (Great Homeland Front).

Put me in jail, Milei, but you won't take the Argentine flag away from me. pic.twitter.com/O02sNBd8Vv

— Juan Grabois (@JuanGrabois) June 7, 2025

Upon entering, the militants had a brief scuffle with two Federal Police officers guarding the building. Hours after the occupation, around 5:00 PM, an operation was deployed with Federal Police infantry officers to evacuate the building. The operation was assisted by the City Police, which established a perimeter around the area.

Following his arrest, Grabois shared a photo on social media from a truck with the message, " Put me in jail (Javier) Milei, but don't take my Argentine flag away ." Grabois's political project, Argentina Humana, denounced the arrest of its leader as "without a court order."

Before his arrest, Grabois commented: "It is an act of peaceful presence and a reaffirmation of our people's right to their historical memory, not only for Peronists, the children of Peronists, and their grandchildren, but for any Argentine or foreign citizen who wants to know their history."

Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni announced the national government's decision to close the Perón Institute last May, as well as the National Commission in Tribute to Lieutenant General Juan Perón. The government argued that maintaining both represented "an unjustified budgetary burden, since the study of the former president's life was carried out through universities and in the academic field ."