Mexico’s Senate erupted into a brawl on Wednesday with senators throwing punches, pushing and shouting following a heated debate over alleged calls for the United States military to intervene against drug cartels .

Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, head of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), confronted Senate president Gerardo Fernandez Noroña of the ruling Morena party, as lawmakers were singing the national anthem to mark the end of the day’s hearing.

The tussle broke out after a debate about the presence of armed forces from other countries in Mexico, Fernandez Noroña said in a press conference after the fight.

In a livestreamed video , Moreno could be seen approaching Fernandez Noroña, reportedly saying, “I’m asking you to let me speak,” and grabbing Fernandez Noroñ

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