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Scuffle in Mexico City Congress Over Move to Dissolve Info CDMX

Morena alleges PAN deputies violently seized the rostrum, causing damage to the chamber’s flag during the legislature’s final session.

Overview

  • Deputies from PAN and Morena engaged in shoving, blows, and hair-pulling on the floor during a dispute tied to a proposal to dismantle or reorganize the local transparency institute, Info CDMX.
  • PAN legislators occupied the rostrum to obstruct proceedings as Morena members moved to resume a vote on the measure, according to the accounts published.
  • The confrontation involved PAN’s Daniela Álvarez and a Morena deputy identified in reports as Yuriri Ayala, with video and eyewitness descriptions citing hair-pulling and striking.
  • Morena’s caucus issued a formal condemnation alleging PAN members assaulted the presiding board and damaged the Congress flag, while PAN figures framed their action as a defense of transparency and prior political agreements.
  • The clash unfolded during the chamber’s final ordinary session that also prepared the 2026 fiscal package for Mexico City, with the budget estimated at 311 billion pesos and the session’s chair Jesús Sesma urging order.