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Mexico City Congress Brawl Precedes Approval of Transparency Overhaul Without Opposition

Morena leaders pledge to press ahead with the 2026 budget despite the confrontation.

Overview

  • An ordinary session devolved into shoving, shouting and hair-pulling as lawmakers clashed over a plan to scrap the city’s transparency agency, InfoCDMX, and create a new body.
  • The presiding officer suspended proceedings, and when the session resumed the opposition had left the chamber.
  • The ruling coalition then voted to approve the transparency reforms in the absence of opposition legislators, according to video and official accounts.
  • PAN deputy Claudia Álvarez said she and colleagues were threatened and assaulted during the fracas, reporting her own aggression by three people and an ankle injury to another deputy.
  • Morena figures argued the measure had already cleared joint commissions, said they would file complaints, and signaled they will move forward with the income‑and‑expenditure package and other priority bills.