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Mexican Senate Committees Advance Amparo Overhaul to Full Vote

Backers cast it as an anti-crime fix, opponents call it a setback for collective protections.

Overview

  • Unified Senate committees approved the revised amparo reform 32–12 and sent the dictamen to the Pleno for a same‑day vote.
  • The draft affirms standing as both individual and collective and removes proposed limits that injuries be “actual” and benefits “direct.”
  • A maximum of 90 days is set for issuing amparo rulings, replacing the presidency’s original 60‑day proposal.
  • Transitional language returns to the president’s original text so ongoing cases continue under the law in force when they began.
  • Morena, PT and PVEM voted in favor citing curbs on amparos for tax evaders and organized crime, while PAN, PRI and MC opposed and warned of reduced access to collective remedies; the text also preserves sanctions on officials who defy rulings and tightens criteria for suspensions in tax cases.