Overview
- The state Congress voted 21–0 to request that the Citizen Participation Council convene a referendum on raising fares from 9.50 to 14 pesos and called on Governor Pablo Lemus to veto the increase.
- If the council authorizes the vote, the IEPC would run the consultation, and Futuro’s petition surpassed the initial 3,339-signature hurdle within hours, with about 7,000 supporters reported in two days.
- Legislators ordered the state Comptroller and the Auditor to review the Broxel fare-card contract and created a temporary commission to monitor transit service and issue a technical opinion on the tariff.
- Hearings for the transport and finance secretaries were scheduled for January 22, and lawmakers requested a consolidated technical report on methodology, social impact and the per-ride subsidy mechanism.
- The state-branded Broxel Visa card requires biometric and geolocation data under terms governed by California law, charges 5.45 pesos monthly per active card—about 27 million pesos at 5 million users—and the plan includes an 11-peso fare for card users from April 1 with at least 166 million pesos in monthly operator subsidies reported.