CNN —Mexican lawmakers were forced to suspend debate on a controversial judicial reform after protesters broke down the doors of the Senate building and forced their way into the upper house’s session hall.
But as the crowd broke into the upper house on Tuesday, Senate President Gerardo Fernandez Noroña asked his colleagues to evacuate the hall to avoid confrontations with the protesters.
Demonstrators try to break down a door inside the Senate building as a highly contested judicial reform proposal is debated on September 10.
Judicial workers protest the government's proposed judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, on Tuesday.
Eduardo Verdugo/APSupreme Court judges in Mexico are usually nominated by the president and must be approved in the Senate.
Persons:
–, Gerardo Fernandez Noroña, Noroña, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Raquel Cunha, Luis Cortes, López Obrador, Ken Salazar, “, ”, Eduardo Verdugo, Claudia Sheinbaum, Morena
Organizations:
CNN, Senate, Reuters, AP
Locations:
Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico’s