Protesters storm Mexico’s senate after lawmakers approve plan to overhaul judiciary

Mexico’s senate has given final approval to a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicise the judicial branch and threaten the democracy. Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico’s senate on 10 September as lawmakers weighed the contentious plan, during a session that ran for more than 12 hours. The change represents a significant victory for the outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who claims his plan would crack down on corruption by making it easier to punish judges

Mexican senate gives final approval to sweeping changes to judiciary