A debate in Mexico City’s Congress turned into a hair-pulling brawl as lawmakers clashed over plans to shut down the city’s transparency institute, which oversees data protection and public access to information. | DW News

Debate over the dissolution of Mexico City's transparency institute erupted into chaos on Monday, Dec. 15, as lawmakers from the opposition National Action Party (PAN) took the congressional podium in a bid to protest the measure. The opposition bloc accused the ruling party, Morena, of not respecting an agreement to make the new transparency body tripartite, leading to the podium occupation. The session devolved into chaos as members of both parties clashed, leading to shouting, shoving, and ph

Mexico City Congress session on Monday, December 15, ended in chaos as opposition and ruling party legislators clashed over the appointment of a single head for a new transparency institute, ignoring committee-approved guidelines. | ABS-CBN News