Overview

• The Comisión de Puntos Constitucionales voted unanimously to amend Article 73 and grant Congress authority to enact a general extortion law.
• The dictamen moves to the Chamber of Deputies for plenary debate in September ahead of its final approval.
• The initiative aims to replace disparate state definitions and sanctions last updated federally in 1984 with uniform penalties and aggravated factors nationwide.
• Key enforcement tools include ex officio prosecution of extortion offenses and a national mechanism for anonymous reporting and victim support.
• Official data show extortion rose 57.6% from 2018 to January 2025, reaching an average of 29.77 daily incidents and causing annual losses of 124 billion pesos.