Overview
- Sentences for despojo increase to a 6–11 year range with fines set in UMAs, alongside changes to the Penal, Civil, Registral and Notarial laws.
- A new Article 238 Bis punishes anyone who continues occupying a property after an authority has ordered them to cease or leave.
- Aggravating factors now include victims over 60, involvement of public servants or notaries, identity fraud, group participation, family ties, false documents, or government-owned property, bringing penalties to the legal maximum.
- The reform presumes bad faith when possession stems from simulated legal acts, titles known or expected to be invalid, or unregistered public deeds used to obtain an undue benefit.
- The package passed with unanimous votes recorded in the plenary and also increases sanctions for threats, criminal association, and injuries driven by gender or prejudice, citing an 8% year-on-year rise in invasion complaints.