Senator Juanita Guerra was caught using a beauty salon inside the Senate on February 4, 2026, sparking controversy that led to its immediate closure. Andrea Chávez denied any connection to the space and revealed she uses a Dyson at home. The Chamber of Deputies has a similar salon, open to the public and self-funded since 2007.
On February 4, 2026, reporters caught Senator Juanita Guerra Mena of the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM) requesting a hair dye in a beauty salon on the second floor of the Senate of the Republic, a space previously occupied by a Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) office. In a video shared on social media, Guerra remarked: “¿Cuál servicio? ¿Cómo servicio? ¿Usted no se hace tinte? Porque aquí viene personal de la Cámara, but tiene un costo (...) No sé (si está enterada la Jucopo)”. Hours later, security personnel placed closure seals on the door while its legal status is reviewed. The salon, operated by stylist Jazmín Espíndola for about a year, offered services like dyeing, styling, makeup, and nail treatments without a fixed rate, with direct payments and hours from 7:00 to 14:00 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Plenary sessions.
Senate President Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez defended the space: “Cada una de las senadoras paga el servicio que se hace”. She explained there is no institutional funding and compared it to the Chamber of Deputies' salon. Initially, outlets like Reforma linked the salon to Morena Senator Andrea Chávez Treviño, but she denied it on X: “FALSO. Ni habilité ningún salón de belleza, ni soy la de la foto, ni me peino en el Senado, ni me peina nadie. Tengo una Dyson, me peino en mi casa, y no tengo nada que ver con la película que se montaron”.
In the Chamber of Deputies, a similar salon has operated for over 30 years in San Lázaro, serving around 5,000 daily visitors, including legislators, administrative staff, and journalists. Senator Amalia García of Movimiento Ciudadano confirmed: “No lo paga en absoluto (el Poder Legislativo), cada quien (paga). Esto existe desde hace más de 30 años”. Services like cuts and styling cost 200 pesos, with dyes varying by client. Originally funded by the treasury, it became self-funded following an initiative by Deputy María Elena Álvarez Bernal in June 2007, which argued there was no justification for public spending on aesthetics. It is run by stylists like 'Luisito', who also operates an external salon.
