Activists protest outside the last bullfight of the 2021 season in Mexico City. A proposal in the city congress aims to ban the sport for good in the capital. (Cody Copeland/Courthouse News) MEXICO ...

In the center of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red cape and leaps to the right as he gets charged — not by a bull, but by a bull’s head on a cart.

Animal rights activists have protested against the return of bullfighting to Mexico City after almost two years. The city held its first bullfight since 2022 on Sunday. A judge had ordered the ...