Deputy Diana Sánchez Barrios joined a virtual session of the Mexico City Congress while getting her hair styled, drawing criticism on social media. In the Labor Affairs Commission meeting, she voted in favor of reforms to the Federal Labor Law. An image shared by a columnist highlighted the apparent lack of seriousness in the act.
In a virtual session of the Labor Affairs Commission of the Mexico City Congress, held this Friday, Deputy Diana Sánchez Barrios appeared on camera while a stylist arranged her hair. The legislator, representing by proportion in the local Congress for the party Asociación Parlamentaria Mujeres por El Comercio Feminista e Incluyente, voted in favor of a report on reforms to Article 540 of the Federal Labor Law, focused on labor inspection.
The Commission approved the changes, which include creating a secure digital platform for labor complaints, specialized inspection strategies in sectors of high informality and vulnerability, and stronger coordination with IMSS Bienestar to detect irregularities and ensure access to social security. The report was sent to the full Congress for review.
The situation drew immediate criticism. Columnist Lourdes Mendoza shared a screenshot of Sánchez Barrios in the session and remarked: “no cabe duda que no son iguales son peores”. This incident echoes a previous controversy in the Senate, where a beauty salon was suspended after capturing federal Deputy Juanita Guerra using it in early February.
Diana Sánchez Barrios, daughter of former Deputy Alejandra Barrios Richiard, is the founder of the NGO PRODIANA A.C., which promotes non-discrimination against the LGBTTTIQ+ community and vulnerable groups. In 2014, she pushed for the rectification of birth certificates for trans people in the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District. She also proposed the Law for Non-Salaried Workers to provide benefits to street vendors. In 2021, she was detained for alleged aggravated extortion and aggravated robbery in a gang, related to 'floor right' charges to merchants in the Historic Center. She survived a shooting attack on October 17, 2024, in that area.
