Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies’ Justice Commission produced a dictamen that removes the Senate-added transitory allowing retroactive application of tighter suspension rules.
- Following three public hearings with jurists and bar groups, deputies prepared to vote in committee, with potential plenary consideration expected this week.
- A central dispute is the new definition of “legitimate interest” in Article 5, which critics say would restrict collective and environmental amparos and reverse advances since the 2013 human-rights reform.
- Legal organizations warn that curbs on suspensions and limits on relief against UIF account freezes could leave taxpayers without effective judicial protection.
- Backers of the presidential initiative say the changes aim to prevent abusive suspensions used to evade taxes or facilitate money laundering, while the Senate transitory’s authorship and intent remain contested.