Overview
- State anti-discrimination chief Patricia Yeverino Mayola labeled the term openly discriminatory and urged the public to report its use.
- The penal code provides sanctions of three months to one year in prison or six months to one year of community work or supervised liberty.
- Fines range from 300 to 500 days, reported as roughly 35,193 to 58,655 pesos under current calculations in local coverage.
- Authorities say enforcement will consider context and intent, including whether the word is used to incite hatred or deny rights.
- The slur is commonly used in northern states to stigmatize migrants from Mexico City and the south, and no exclusive formal complaints had been filed as of publication.