Last Tuesday, a tense day was experienced in the Congress of Mexico City between environmental groups advocating for the prohibition of bullfighting and bullfighting factions defending this practice as part of Mexican culture. As a result, a meeting was held among parliamentary groups that concluded with a new political agreement.
The Constitutional Points Commission, led by PAN member Daniela Álvarez, will address this Friday the opinion related to a citizen initiative proposing the prohibition of bullfighting but allowing cockfighting without blades. The Green Party managed to expedite discussions to settle this issue that generated strong controversy in Congress.
The main objective of this agreement is to avoid confrontation among citizens, according to the coordinator of the Morena parliamentary group, Xóchitl Bravo. It was highlighted that cockfighting has deep roots in communities and indigenous villages in the South of Mexico City, which influenced the decision.
It was agreed that the opinion will be submitted for a vote in the plenary of the chamber next Tuesday, March 18. After weeks of debates and protests, the Political Coordination Board confirmed that the initiative to prohibit bullfighting in the Mexican capital will be discussed.
Pressure increased during the day when Jesús Sesma, Green coordinator and president of the Jucopo, was attacked with a plastic bottle upon entering the chamber. The decisive vote is approaching, and a resolution that benefits all citizens involved in this controversy is expected.
