A disagreement over the budget erupted into fisticuffs when Graciela Camano punched opposition politician Carlos Kunkel in the mouth.

Two television news channels were broadcasting the session in the capital Buenos Aires when Ms Camano got out of her chair to confront Mr Kunkel.

The two exchanged words, then Ms Camano slapped Mr Kunkel in the mouth and walked out of the chamber.

“Under no circumstances will I allow Mr Kunkel or anyone else to lack respect,” Ms Camano said later.

“He wore me out because I have been putting up with him all year long. He kept shouting without making a single proposal,” she said.

She declined to reveal what Mr Kunkel had said, but added: “He is always attacking me.”

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