A session in Mexico’s Senate erupted into chaos on Wednesday when a heated political debate over U.S. military involvement in fighting drug cartels ended in a physical confrontation between two high-ranking lawmakers — all caught on video.
The clash involved Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, leader of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and Gerardo Fernández Noroña, president of the Senate and a senior figure in the ruling Morena Party.
Footage showed the two men shoving each other moments after the national anthem was sung to conclude the day’s session. Tensions had been escalating during the session, which included a fierce debate over allegations that opposition lawmakers were pushing for U.S. military intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels — a claim strongly denied by PRI and the National Action Party.
The backdrop of the debate included reports that former U.S. President Donald Trump had authorized military force against Latin American drug cartels, further inflaming the already sensitive topic.
Verbal Dispute Turns Violent
According to reports, Moreno approached Fernández Noroña after his party was allegedly denied the floor during the session. Grabbing the Senate president’s arm, Moreno demanded, “I’m asking you to let me speak.”
Fernández Noroña quickly responded, “Don’t touch me!” — at which point the altercation turned physical. The two politicians began pushing and shoving each other as other lawmakers rushed to break up the fight.
In the midst of the scuffle, Moreno also became involved in a confrontation with Emiliano González González, a collaborator of Fernández Noroña and Senate cameraman, who ended up on the ground. At one point, another lawmaker grabbed at Fernández Noroña’s suit jacket and attempted to strike him as chaos spread across the chamber.
Allegations of Death Threats
Speaking at a press conference later, Fernández Noroña alleged that Moreno had physically assaulted him and issued a death threat.
“He hit me and told me, ‘I’m going to break your mother, I’m going to kill you,’” he told reporters, according to El País.
Moreno pushed back on the accusations, claiming the ruling party manipulated the session’s agenda to silence opposition voices.
“Let it be clear: the first physical aggression came from Fernández Noroña,” Moreno wrote in a statement on X. “There was an approved agenda, and just before we reached the point where I was supposed to speak, Morena changed it to prevent the opposition from having a voice.”
He insisted that his party was being suppressed and that he merely sought to reclaim the floor that was rightfully his.
Possible Legal and Disciplinary Actions
Fernández Noroña announced he intends to file a criminal complaint against Moreno and three other PRI lawmakers allegedly involved in the altercation: Carlos Eduardo Gutierrez Mancilla, Alonso Erubiel Lorenzo, and Rubén Moreira.
Additionally, he is calling for an emergency session on Friday to propose expelling all four lawmakers from the Senate due to their role in the incident, according to The New York Post.
As of Thursday, neither Moreno nor Fernández Noroña had responded to requests for further comment from Fox News Digital.
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