Overview
- The Senate president called Mayor Grecia Quiroz “ambitious,” “fascist,” and “opportunist,” accusing her of exploiting her husband’s assassination for politics on a day dedicated to ending violence against women.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum urged sensitivity as senators from Morena and its allies distanced themselves, with PVEM’s Juanita Guerra warning the remarks damage the party’s image and others condemning misogyny.
- A press conference convened by Fernández Noroña drew virtually no reporters, and images of the near-empty room spread widely online, prompting ridicule from influencers including Chumel Torres.
- Internal strains grew as Morena figures labeled his comments unfortunate, opposition lawmakers demanded accountability, and a Michoacán deputy called for his expulsion from the Senate bench.
- Quiroz, who took office after the killing of her husband Carlos Manzo, continues pressing the federal prosecutor to investigate Morena figures Leonel Godoy and Raúl Morón as possible intellectual authors.