Overview

• Senate president Gerardo Fernández Noroña of Morena and PRI leader Alejandro Moreno exchanged blows after a heated debate on U.S. intervention and cartel influence.
• Left-leaning blocs said they will file a complaint against Moreno and pursue his removal from office following the confrontation.
• Moreno said on Instagram that the ruling party manipulated the agenda to silence the opposition and claimed Noroña initiated the physical aggression.
• Noroña blamed opposition senators, said he will file a complaint, alleged Moreno threatened to kill him, and vowed to seek expulsions of those involved.
• Footage showed a photographer knocked to the ground during the scuffle, and an intervenor later appeared with a neck brace and arm bandages.