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Mexico’s Lower House Approves Amparo Law Overhaul, Sends Measure Back to Senate

Senate consideration comes next, with the text applying the new rules only to future procedural acts.

Overview

  • The Chamber of Deputies passed changes to the Ley de Amparo that implements constitutional articles 103 and 107, voting 322–128 with three abstentions, and returned the bill to the Senate.
  • Deputies adopted reservations including removing the term “legitimate interest” in certain provisions in favor of “public order” language, and a change by Ricardo Sóstenes Mejía Berdeja to article 129, fraction XVI.
  • A transitory proposed by Hugo Erick Flores—aligned with input attributed to Arturo Zaldívar—clarifies that concluded stages with acquired rights remain under prior law, while future procedural acts follow the new decree without retroactive effect.
  • Backers such as Ricardo Monreal argue the reform curbs tax-evasion tactics by requiring guarantees for suspensions in firm tax-credit cases and aims to prevent the release or transfer of funds from blocked accounts.
  • Opposition lawmakers and commentators warn the package weakens suspension remedies, restricts who can file amparos by narrowing “legitimate interest,” and could lessen personal liability for officials, setting up legal and political challenges.