Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies’ Marine Commission approved President Claudia Sheinbaum’s initiative 14–4, with PRI and PAN voting against.
• The draft would replace the current statute, redefining naval regions and command levels and creating a Subsecretariat of Maritime Affairs and a Naval Operations Headquarters to replace the General Staff.
• The proposal formalizes the Navy’s role in defense policy and sets up cyberdefense capabilities and Naval Airport Protection Units to support airport security.
• Opposition lawmakers criticize the speed of the process—about four business days from introduction—and argue the measure consolidates militarization.
• Critics dispute assurances of no budget impact and warn of potential cuts to social areas, while Morena deputies point to disaster-response experience as justification; the approved draft now goes to the Board of Directors to schedule a plenary debate and vote.