The Mexican Senate on Wednesday witnessed a violent clash between two senior lawmakers after a heated exchange over the intervention of US forces in the country’s fight against drug cartels. The clash was captured live and has gone viral on social media. The brawl erupted when Senator Alejandro Moreno, leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), stormed the lectern at the end of the session and confronted Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña of the ruling Morena party, demanding the floor.
Exchange of Blows Between Fernández Noroña and Alejandro Moreno
“I’m asking you to let me speak,” Moreno shouted repeatedly while grabbing Fernández Noroña by the arm.
In response, Fernández Noroña yelled, “Don’t touch me!” as the two politicians shoved each other violently before fellow lawmakers rushed to separate them.
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Mexican senators broke into a fistfight following a heated clash over U.S. military intervention against drug cartels. pic.twitter.com/08IfXWz9Im
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AlejandroThe Moreno Slaps Fernández Noroña on Neck
The video showed Moreno pushing Fernández Noroña several times, slapping him on the neck, and knocking another senator to the floor after he tried to intervene.
In the ensuing chaos, another outraged politician was seen yanking Fernández Noroña’s suit jacket and swinging at him, forcing the senate president to scramble away from the melee.
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What Led To The Violent Clash Inside Mexican Senate?
The confrontation followed an intense debate in which Morena lawmakers and their allies accused PRI and PAN senators of advocating for US military intervention in Mexico. Opposition members, however, firmly denied making such a call.
Fernández Noroña Calls for Expulsion of Alejandro Moreno
Speaking to reporters after the incident, Fernández Noroña said he would convene an emergency session on Friday to propose expelling Moreno along with three other PRI senators involved in the scuffle.
Alejandro Moreno Responds
Moreno, however, rejected the accusations and insisted that Fernández Noroña had initiated the physical altercation.
“Let it be clear: the first physical aggression came from Noroña,” Moreno wrote in a lengthy post on X.
Hoy en la Cámara de Senadores pasó lo que todos vieron, y es importante explicarlo con claridad.
Había un orden del día aprobado. Minutos antes de llegar al punto correspondiente, Morena lo cambió a su conveniencia para callarnos y evitar que la oposición pudiera pronunciarse.…
— Alejandro Moreno (@alitomorenoc) August 27, 2025
“He threw the first shot, he did it out of cowardice. Morena broke the Chamber’s agreement, and Noroña was exposed in his baseness. What happened is not an isolated incident or an accident: it’s part of Morena’s strategy to impose silence and control.
“That’s how their servile followers act, like Fernández Noroña, with shouts, tricks, and violence.”
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Zubair Amin is a Senior Journalist at NewsX with over seven years of experience in reporting and editorial work. He has written for leading national and international publications, including Foreign Policy Magazine, Al Jazeera, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Wire, Article 14, Mongabay, News9, among others. His primary focus is on international affairs, with a strong interest in US politics and policy. He also writes on West Asia, Indian polity, and constitutional issues. Zubair tweets at zubaiyr.amin
