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Bullfighting Resumes in Mexico City Amid Protests

Supreme Court Overturns Suspension, Animal Rights Activists Rally Against Practice

Plaza México has capacity for 42,000 spectators.
TOPSHOT - Mexican bullfighter Joselito Adame kills a bull during a bullfight event at the Monumental Plaza de Toros Mexico in Mexico City on January 28, 2024. Bullfighting resumed on Sunday in Mexico City after the Supreme Court revoked an earlier suspension. (Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO OROPEZA/AFP via Getty Images)
Mexican bullfighter Sergio Flores demonstrates his capework during a bullfighting workshop, in Aculco, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The workshop is part of an initiative promoted by the Mexican Association of Bullfighting to attract new followers to this centuries-old tradition and confront the growing global movement driven by animal defenders. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Protesters outside the bullring on Sunday

Overview

  • Bullfighting has resumed in Mexico City after a two-year hiatus, following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned an indefinite suspension of the practice.
  • Animal rights activists protested the return of bullfighting, arguing that the practice is inhumane and violates animal welfare.
  • Six bulls were fought and killed in the first event since the suspension was lifted.
  • President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has proposed a referendum on the future of bullfighting in Mexico City.
  • Supporters of bullfighting argue that the ban affects their rights and threatens thousands of jobs linked to the activity, which they claim generates about $400 million a year in Mexico.