Xóchitl Bravo Takes Over Mexico City Congress Leadership, Pledging Agreements and Less Floor Violence

Xóchitl Bravo Espinosa wants Mexico City’s legislature to open its doors wider while keeping political tensions from spilling into the chamber. As the new president of the Congress’s Political Coordination Board, she says she will promote a more citizen-focused legislature and seek agreements without giving in to blackmail.

One of her proposals is to set aside one day each week for parliamentary coordinators to meet personally with social groups and associations. “A citizen congress, where we can open the doors to listen to the different sectors of the city,” Bravo said in an interview with EL UNIVERSAL.

She also plans to seek changes to the Congress’s regulations and Organic Law so lawmakers can follow up on points of agreement approved by the legislature. Bravo said training could help prevent unnecessary violence in the chamber. The sessions would address violence against women, human rights and discrimination, with contributions from the Mexico City Electoral Institute and Copred.

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A citizen congress, where we can open the doors to listen to the different sectors of the city.

Bravo acknowledged that residents may feel let down when they see confrontations in the local chamber, including an episode in December last year. She said the legislature would work to prevent such incidents from happening again.

The Morena lawmaker also wants electoral politics kept out of the chamber during the final year of the legislature. “We have an extremely high responsibility to the people because they voted for us,” she said, adding that lawmakers must continue attending and working because major issues remain. She cited the general plan, the rents law, emotional well-being, the budget, budget review, mayors and discussions on euthanasia.

Bravo said she expects an institutional and respectful relationship with the governing board, led by PAN lawmaker Olivia Garza de los Santos. She called for decisions grounded in the law and congressional rules, without bias toward any parliamentary group.

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We have an extremely high responsibility to the people because they voted for us.