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The Mexican Senate narrowly passed a controversial judicial reform early Wednesday, hours after protesters broke into the chamber in a chaotic scene and forced a suspension of the proceedings. The Senate vote was the last major hurdle for the sweeping constitutional reform, under which Mexicans would elect judges at all levels of government by a popular vote. Opposition has swelled in recent weeks to the effort, which has been championed by the outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Judicial staff across the country, including from the Supreme Court, have been on strike, shuttering most courthouse activity.

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