The Donceles Palace in Mexico City is considering extending the debate on bullfighting due to the lack of consensus regarding its regulation. The discussion is centered in the Benito Juárez mayoralty, where these events currently take place, while no agreement is reached on whether they should be regulated or banned.
An internal source admitted that there are difficulties in regulating or prohibiting bullfighting due to various factors at play. The debate in CDMX is at a standstill, which could lead to postponing its discussion and removing it from the public agenda in the near future.
Various rumors in the Donceles Palace point to a possible freezing of the bullfighting debate. Factors such as job creation, tradition in indigenous communities, the social mobilization that the issue provokes, economic influx, and the importance for the Benito Juárez mayoralty are delaying the decision-making process.
The possibility of conducting consultations with indigenous communities and sectors involved in bullfighting is proposed to respect local "uses and customs." Despite the lack of progress, there is an effort to comply with this constitutional procedure to postpone the debate and calm existing tensions.
There are not enough votes or willingness to prohibit or maintain bullfighting, which keeps the discussion stagnant. Both the ruling party and the opposition acknowledge that the current situation does not facilitate reaching an agreement on the matter at hand. The position of the head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, keeps uncertainty about potential changes in the regulation of bullfighting in Mexico City.
