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National Guard Presence Inside Mexican Senate Prompts Clash Over Chamber Inviolability

Senate leaders describe an authorized, unarmed security presence requested by Jucopo.

Overview

  • PRI senator Claudia Anaya posted video during the foreign minister’s appearance showing about 50 National Guard members inside the complex under a staircase.
  • Anaya called the entry an invasion and cited Article 12 of the Organic Law, which restricts public forces from entering congressional chambers without the president’s permission.
  • Senate president Laura Itzel Castillo said the deployment stemmed from a Jucopo request to protect installations due to pro‑Palestine demonstrations near the area.
  • Castillo stated the personnel carried no firearms and wore protective vests while sheltering from rain, while opposition legislators described anti‑riot equipment.
  • Senate leadership pledged an internal review of the episode, and there has been no judicial ruling or enforcement action reported.