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Mexico City — A heated physical altercation erupted among women lawmakers in the Mexico City Congress on Monday, with videos capturing the melee as they pulled hair and exchanged blows onscreen.
The brawl began when female members of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) approached the legislative podium protesting a rule allegedly violated by the dominant left-wing Morena party, which holds a majority in the chamber.
The dispute centered around efforts to reform the transparency oversight agency of the city government, according to local reports.
Footage shows at least five legislators from both sides engaged in a fierce argument, with members elbowing, slapping, and pulling hair in attempts by Morena representatives to forcibly remove the PAN members from the podium, despite their resistance.
Andres Atayde, a spokesperson for the PAN team, stated in a press briefing afterward: “We took the podium peacefully, without any physical contact, yet the majority legislative group and their allies decided to try and seize control through violence.”
One of the PAN representatives, Daniela Alvarez, expressed her dismay: “It’s appalling, aggressive, and shameful that the ruling party governs this city with such conduct.”
Later, the PAN legislators exited the chamber, and the Morena majority resumed the debate without the opposition present, as shown on the social media accounts of the Mexico City Congress.
Morena’s spokesperson, Paulo Garcia, commented afterward: “What concerns us most is the systematic resort to violence by the opposition instead of engaging in debate, especially when they fail to articulate arguments.”
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