Overview
- Video from a walk near the National Palace shows a man putting his arm around the president, touching her torso and trying to kiss her before he was detained.
- Prosecutors say the suspect faces counts of sexual harassment and sexual abuse, and President Claudia Sheinbaum has formally reported the case.
- Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada and the federal minister for women condemned the behavior, calling it an affront to all women.
- Questions over protection have intensified as Sheinbaum, like her predecessor, declines the formal military security detail and says she will not change her public approach.
- Coverage situates the case within Mexico’s high rates of harassment and violence against women, citing national and UN statistics.