Overview

• Magistrate Felipe de la Mata outlined clarifications that deputies and senators lose legislative immunity when their remarks constitute sexist or violent speech against women.
• The tribunal’s “manto protector del periodista” secures journalistic freedom but does not exempt reporters from sanctions if their coverage amounts to gender-based political violence.
• De la Mata cited the 2018 removal of a campaign spot denigrating a candidate as an ex-governor’s wife and a 2021 sanction over sexist stereotypes to illustrate evolving jurisprudence.
• Magistrates emphasized case-by-case analysis that factors in linguistic context, regional usage and the social status of speakers to determine gender-violence violations.
• Recent rulings reinforce women’s electoral rights and press freedoms while drawing clear boundaries to prevent sexist aggression in political discourse.