Mexico’s Supreme Court lifts 2022 ban on bullfighting

Juan Pablo Vargas makes matador cape movements during a demonstration outside the Supreme Court building in Mexico City (Fernando Llano/AP)

Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a 2022 ban on bullfighting in Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume.

A panel of five justices voted to overturn a May 2022 injunction that said bullfights violated city residents’ rights to a healthy environment free from violence.