In the Senate of the Republic, there was a controversial moment involving Lilly Téllez and Gerardo Fernández Noroña, after the president of the board did not allow the PAN senator to speak and turned off her microphone. The events took place on Wednesday, February 19, when Téllez interrupted the senator from Movimiento Ciudadano, María Alejandra Barrales Magdaleno, to ask a question.
Noroña indicated that he would allow Téllez to speak only if the question was related to the topic under discussion, which was the deployment of Mexican troops to the Dominican Republic for an independence event, amid the designation of Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations by the United States.
In the midst of the conflict, Téllez claimed she had the right to talk about whatever she wanted, while Noroña asserted that he would not allow her to participate by confirming that she would not ask about the topic under discussion. Immediately afterwards, Téllez's microphone was turned off and Noroña was backed by the Morena bench for criticizing the introduction of a political agenda "through the back door."
After the incident, Téllez demanded that Noroña unjustly denied her the floor. Amid the controversy, it was voted in favor with 101 votes to allow the participation of a delegation from the Mexican Army in the celebration of the independence of the Dominican Republic from February 25 to 28.
