US EditionMexican Senators Come to Blows After Heated Debate
A heated debate over alleged U.S. military intervention against drug cartels led to a physical altercation between senators, with legal complaints and impeachment threats ensuing.
- On August 27, 2025, Mexico's Senate erupted into physical violence during a Permanent Commission session in Mexico City as Alejandro Moreno confronted Senate president Gerardo Fernandez Norona.
- Accusations that PRI and PAN advocated U.S. intervention set the stage for the confrontation, as the clash followed a debate denying these allegations and Moreno was denied speaking time.
- Video from the chamber shows Alejandro Moreno pushing Gerardo Fernandez Norona repeatedly, slapping him, and Moreno wrote on X, `The first physical aggression came from Norona` and `He threw the first shove, and he did it out of cowardice`.
- Fernandez Norona said he will file a complaint for bodily harm and seek the removal of Moreno's legislative immunity, while Moreno faces possible impeachment for alleged corruption during his 2015–2019 governorship.
- Mexico's firm rejection of U.S. military participation framed the dispute as President Donald Trump directed Pentagon force use and six Mexican drug trafficking groups were designated terrorists this month.
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The Manila Times
Insider PaperMexican senators come to blows after heated debate
MEXICO CITY — Senators in Mexico came to blows on Wednesday after a heated debate over alleged opposition calls for the United States to intervene militarily against drug cartels.
Mexico Senate turns boxing ring, Senators exchange punches and slaps to settle debate
Violence breaks out in Mexico’s Senate after opposition leader Alejandro Moreno clashes with Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña over accusations of backing US military action against cartels
The Mexican Senate became the epicenter of the scandal this Wednesday when the coordinator of the senators of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas , attacked the head of the Upper House, the official Gerardo Fernández Noroña during a parliamentary session on the U.S. intervention against drug cartels. As in a boxing quadrilateral, Moreno Cárdenas was furious because Fernández Noroña did not give him t…
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