Overview
- Lawmakers voted 344–127 to pass a new Organic Law for the Navy that replaces the 2021 statute and forwards the measure to the Senate for review.
- It formalizes coast guard–style powers, including right of visit and pursuit plus boarding, search and inspection of vessels in Mexico’s exclusive economic zone and on the high seas, aligning with international instruments.
- The reform extends roles at airports and customs by creating naval airport protection units and consolidating the Navy’s authority at strategic facilities.
- It creates Strategic Support Units for Cyberdefense and Artificial Intelligence, authorizes AI as a tool in cyber operations, and contemplates training support from the National Intelligence Center (CNI).
- The law restructures command by replacing the General Staff with a Naval Operations Chief, as supporters tout modernization without a bigger budget and opponents warn of concentrated power, diluted human-rights safeguards, and the absence of a national AI framework.