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2mo ago

Mexican Senate Sets Plenary Debate on Constitutional Reform to Centralize Extortion Law

Backers cite concentrated victimization alongside wide penalty gaps as reasons for a single national statute.

Elementos civiles especializados de la SSPC y militares, en combate a la extorsión.

Overview

  • Senate president Laura Itzel Castillo said the chamber will take up this week a reform proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum to address extortion.
  • The measure would amend Article 73, Fraction XXI, subsection a), to empower the Congress of the Union to enact a General Law on Extortion.
  • If the constitutional change is approved by the Senate and ratified by state legislatures, Congress would have 180 days to draft and pass the implementing law.
  • The initiative cites SESNSP data showing that the State of México, Guanajuato, Veracruz and Nuevo León account for 61.8% of extortion victims, with the State of México alone at 33.1%.
  • Officials argue that uneven definitions and penalties hinder enforcement, noting disparities such as federal sentences of 2–8 years versus 1–3 in Oaxaca and 5–30 in Chihuahua.