Punches Fly In Mexican Senate As Debate On US Intervention Turns Ugly

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-29 12:55:28 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-29 15:03:37

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It was a dark day for Mexican democracy yesterday, as lawmakers exchanged blows in the Senate over the US's intervention in the country's drug wars. The session aimed to discuss a controversial proposal to restrict deployment of the military at home, even as the US government continued to evacuate its citizens due to mounting insecurity.

The debate took an ugly turn when Alejandro Moreno of the PRI party knocked camping gear being carried by Gerardo Fernandez Norona of the Morena party. Fernandez Norona then confronted Moreno, leading to a fracas in which at least two other senators joined in, throwing punches and aiming blows at each other.

The Senate's president, Ernesto Cordero, quickly suspended the session, and lawmakers were forced to leave the building. It is the first time that fisticuffs have been exchanged in the Senate since the 1990s, when a rivalries between the PAN and PRD parties erupted into violence.

The scene was shocking, but it's also a reflection of the growing discontent with the government's inability to control the soaring murder rate and the increasing frequency of kidnappings and other crimes. With the country's attention focused on the Senate brawl, it's clear that the government must get a handle on the crisis, and fast, before it spirals even further out of control.

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