Overview

• On July 10 the Chamber of Deputies’ Permanent Commission formally referred President Sheinbaum’s June 10 initiative to the Committee on Constitutional Points for analysis
• The amendment would add extortion to Article 73’s list of federally regulated crimes, empowering Congress to standardize its penal definition and sanctions nationwide
• Under the proposal extortion would be prosecuted ex officio, enabling authorities to pursue cases without requiring a prior victim complaint
• The reform aligns with the National Development Plan 2025–2030 and the Public Security Strategy 2024–2030 by classifying extortion as a high-impact offense
• Extortion incidents have climbed 57.6% since 2018, with SESNSP data showing an average of 29.77 daily cases in January 2025 and over 60% of victims concentrated in four states