Overview
- Video from the Tuesday walkabout shows a man touching the president’s chest and attempting to kiss her before an aide intervened, and state police later confirmed his arrest.
- Sheinbaum said the assailant was very drunk and had harassed other women, and she vowed to press charges after filing a formal complaint with prosecutors.
- Local reports identified the detainee as Uriel Rivera Martínez and said he is in the custody of the Sex Crimes Investigation unit as authorities consider potential charges.
- Questions intensified over the president’s light, close-to-the-public security style after no visible detail appeared to respond immediately, though Sheinbaum said she will keep engaging crowds.
- The incident ignited broader condemnation of gender-based violence; Sheinbaum criticized media that republished the assault images as re-victimization and called for a national campaign against harassment.