A wild brawl erupted in the Mexican Senate between two senior politicians following a heated debate over whether US forces should intervene in the country’s fight against drug cartels.

Shocking livestream video captured the explosive moment PRI leader Senator Alejandro Moreno stormed the lectern at the end of Wednesday’s session and grabbed Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña of the ruling Morena party as he furiously demanded the floor. 4

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“I’m asking you to let me speak,” Moreno shouted repeatedly, clutching Fernández Noroña by the arm.

“Don’t touch me!” Fernández Noroña yelled, as the two pol’s violently shoved each other back and forth, as other lawmakers scrambled to break up the melee.

Moreno pushed his opposing colleague several times, slapped him on the neck, an

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