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Senate debates Sheinbaum's Plan B electoral reform without PT
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Mexico's Senate Pleno debates President Claudia Sheinbaum's Plan B electoral reform on March 25, after approval in committees despite the Labor Party (PT)'s absence. The main controversy concerns the revocation of mandate date, potentially coinciding with 2027 midterm elections. Opposition criticizes the bill and PT remains uncertain on its vote.
São Paulo councilor Adrilles Jorge (União Brasil) donned a wig and applied lipstick in the city council chamber to criticize a Senate-approved bill including misogyny among prejudice crimes under the Racism Law. The bill passed on Tuesday (March 24) with 67 votes and heads to the Chamber of Deputies.
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Centrão members advised Senate President Davi Alcolumbre to unblock the hearing for Attorney-General Jorge Messias, nominated by Lula to the STF. The government plans to send the formal nomination message in the coming days, despite resistances. Lawmakers argue that delaying offers no benefits.
On Tuesday, Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez presented the Plan B electoral reform initiative on President Claudia Sheinbaum's instructions. It aims to cut privileges and spending in electoral bodies and local governments after the original constitutional proposal failed in the Chamber of Deputies. It will be sent to the Senate with PT and PVEM support.
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Former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson will testify in the Senate Blue Ribbon committee's probe into flood control corruption, Senate President Panfilo Lacson announced. The April 14 hearing could occur much earlier. Singson visited Lacson's office on Monday to express his interest.
Following recent tensions over dismissals in the security secretariat, José Vicente Santini, advisor to Governor Tarcísio de Freitas, is expected to serve as an alternate for Guilherme Derrite's (PP) Senate candidacy in São Paulo. The move reinforces links between Tarcísio's administration and Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign.
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During a March 3, 2026, Senate hearing, Senator Jinggoy Estrada asked American basketball player Elizabeth Means if she had a Filipino boyfriend while discussing her naturalization to play for Gilas Pilipinas Women. The comment drew widespread criticism amid National Women’s Month, highlighting misogynistic norms. Means and teammate Malick Diouf's bills later passed their third and final Senate reading.
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