They assured that the Green Party can make the difference to reach the votes in favor of the prohibition of the brave party; However, they regretted that the president of this party in CDMX, Jesús Sesma, met only with the bullfighting leader, Pedro Haces, and not with other voices that are against bullfighting.
For his part, the union leader and president of the Bullfighting Association, Pedro Haces, said he was respectful of the positions against bullfighting, but warned that by prohibiting or disappearing this activity, up to 30,000 jobs could be lost, which that would be a blow to the economy of Mexico City.
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The opinion and its brake
On December 6, 2021, the Animal Welfare Commission of the Mexico City Congress approved – without the endorsement of the Morena and PT parties – the ruling to ban bullfighting in the capital.
Although everything was ready for this item to be included on the agenda for the next session, Jesús Sesma, deputy for the PVEM and president of said commission, had an urgent meeting with the president of the Mexican Association of Bullfighting and alternate senator , Pedro You do.
After the meeting, an extraordinary session of the Animal Welfare Commission was convened the following day, in which the same opinion was approved and fines of 2.4 to 4.9 million pesos were added to anyone who carries out any activity that implies mistreatment of animals. animals.
With the foregoing, the procedure was restored to upload the opinion in full for discussion and, where appropriate, the approval of the 66 legislators, under the argument of the jobs that would be lost at a time of economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. 19.
Legislators from all parties agreed to meet with the different sectors involved to listen to their proposals before the regular session of the local congress begins in February.
