Notionally, the point of the tour is for two dozen Zapatist commanders to visit Congress and persuade it to pass an Indian-rights bill sent by Mr Fox.

ECONOMIST: Subcomandante Marcos: the Mexican grand tour

Whether they get it depends on Mr Fox's willingness to lobby Congress for the Indian-rights bill, and how much leeway the subcomandante will allow for modifying it.

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