A man was arrested on Thursday after attempting to shoot Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, vice president and former president of Argentina, point blank outside her home in Buenos Aires. A video released by TN Argentina shows Kirchner smiling as he walks past a crowd of people when a man points a gun in the face of the vice president. The attacker was arrested after a few seconds of confusion and panic. The official Argentine news agency, Télam, released the name of the man, who appears to be a Brazilian citizen. The Argentine security ministry confirmed that the weapon was a pistol with bullets inside. “Cristina is still alive because – for some reason we cannot technically confirm at this time – the weapon, which was armed with five bullets, he did not fire even though the trigger was pulled, “Argentine President Alberto Fernández said on a television broadcast last night, calling the assassination attempt an attack on democracy. “We need to eradicate hatred and violence from our media and political discussions,” he said.