Mexico City lawmakers brawl, yank hair during transparency debate
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A debate at a Mexico City convention turned into a fight Monday, with lawmakers pulling hair, punching each other and pushing each other toward the podium after an opposition protest against the city’s transparency institute descended into chaos.
Video taken from inside the room showed the dispute turning violent within seconds, with lawmakers attacking each other while others stood back and filmed the melee.
Reuters reported that the fight broke out during an argument over the dissolution of Mexico City’s transparency institute.
The conflict started when one woman grabbed the other’s hand, and the second woman pulled her hand back and hit her in the stomach with her elbow.
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A debate in Mexico City about the city’s transparency institute turned into a chaotic brawl with lawmakers pushing, hitting and filming each other, causing the session to be postponed. (Mexico City Congress Declaration)
The first woman retaliated by hitting her on the back, then grabbed the other woman’s hair as the argument escalated.
A man entered and tried to free his hand, but more lawmakers rushed forward as the scuffle spread across the dais.
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A debate in Mexico City about the city’s transparency institute turned into a chaotic brawl with lawmakers pushing, hitting and filming each other, causing the session to be postponed. (Mexico City Congress Declaration)
Several women were seen pushing and struggling as bystanders held up phones to record the chaos.
Deputies from the opposition National Action Party had seized the congress rostrum to protest the measure at the center of the debate.
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Pictured: Aerial view of Mexico City, Mexico, September 8, 2016. (Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images)
The opposition accused the ruling party, Morena, of triggering the podium occupation by breaking an agreement to create a new transparency institution.
As the shouting increased, the session broke up and rival groups clashed throughout the hall.
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According to local media reports, the meeting was eventually suspended and moved elsewhere so MPs could continue negotiations.
Reuters contributed to this report.
