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Sheinbaum, Monreal Urge Sanctions Review After Blanco Appears at Padel Court During Water Law Vote

Administrative bodies in the Chamber will decide on any penalty under rules that may soon be tightened.

Overview

  • During a semipresential Budget Commission meeting on the General Water Law, Cuauhtémoc Blanco connected from a padel court, asked to mark attendance, failed to state his vote, and logged off as colleagues noted racket sounds.
  • The commission approved its budget‑impact opinion on the initiative 32–11 with no abstentions.
  • Video of the incident spread widely on social media, and Blanco had not issued a detailed explanation by Tuesday.
  • Morena coordinator Ricardo Monreal said the episode “does not leave a good taste,” cited possible economic sanctions under law, and noted JUCOPO is weighing more in‑person sessions, with any discipline left to administrative organs.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said the Chamber should apply its internal rules, and reports recalled Blanco’s separate electoral sanction for gender‑based political violence.