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LOS ANGELES - In an incident that has become a national symbol of the harassment women face daily, a video captured a drunk man groping President Claudia Sheinbaum during a brief walk in Mexico City.

Sheinbaum is now leveraging the incident to push for nationwide legal and procedural reforms to combat widespread gender violence and impunity.

What we know:

The incident occurred while President Sheinbaum was taking a five-minute walk from Mexico's National Palace to the Education Ministry to avoid a 20-minute car ride in city traffic.

The man involved was arrested overnight, as announced by Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada.

On Wednesday, President Sheinbaum announced she had pressed charges against the man.

Sheinbaum has also called on all mexican states to scrutinize the

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