Overview
- Deputy Eduardo Valdés filed a draft law to compensate survivors and families of those who died from contaminated or adulterated fentanyl, with co-signatures from Unión por la Patria and the Left.
- The plan offers a one-time subsidy equal to three minimum wages plus access to health care, social assistance, educational reintegration and job placement services.
- It establishes a lifetime pension for children and spouses of deceased victims and provides support for survivors who suffered incapacitating harm from the intoxication.
- Eligibility covers minors up to 18, students up to 25 with certification, and spouses or cohabitants who can prove at least two years of prior cohabitation, with benefits for survivors lasting while incapacity persists.
- The bill creates a control and follow-up council with relatives, NGOs and public bodies, keeps the subsidy separate from any future judicial or extrajudicial indemnities, and tasks national authorities to coordinate with affected provinces as Congress now considers the measure.