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Mexican Senate Approves Overhaul of Amparo Law After Rapid Debate

The majority used fast‑track procedures to move a Sheinbaum‑backed overhaul from committees to the floor in hours.

Overview

  • The plenary passed the reform in general by 76–39 with Morena, PT and PVEM in favor and PAN, PRI and MC opposed, following a same‑day committee vote to advance the bill.
  • Key changes include clarifying legitimate interest as individual or collective, extending the deadline to issue amparo rulings to 90 days, retaining sanctions on officials who defy judgments, and tightening rules on suspensions in regulated activities and fiscal enforcement.
  • The package also amends the Federal Fiscal Code and the TFJA’s organic law to prevent reopening firm tax credits and to align jurisdictional limits, and it restores the executive’s original transitory language on pending cases.
  • The Senate leadership dispensed with the 24‑hour publication requirement so the full chamber could debate and vote immediately after the joint committees approved the modified text.
  • Supporters say the overhaul curbs tactics by tax evaders and organized crime and modernizes constitutional and fiscal justice, while opponents argue it rolls back 2011–2013 protections and restricts access to collective remedies.