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Mexico’s Deputies Approve Amparo Reform in General, Strip Retroactivity

The next step is an article-by-article vote on hundreds of reservations ahead of Senate review.

Overview

  • The Chamber of Deputies passed the package in general by 345–131 with 3 abstentions after committees removed the Senate’s retroactivity clause.
  • Lawmakers entered roughly 300 reservations for the vote in particular, with Morena signaling only limited changes, including a clarified non‑retroactivity transitory proposed by allies.
  • The draft tightens the “legitimate interest” standard and narrows suspensions by prohibiting general effects and requiring registered financial guarantees for certain tax-related suspensions.
  • Fiscal defense avenues are restricted in specified cases, including the improcedencia of the revocación remedy against some firm tax assessments, which opposition legislators say could hit smaller businesses.
  • Opposition parties alleged procedural irregularities and warned of limits on environmental, indigenous, LGBTQ+ and consumer actions, while the government argues the overhaul modernizes amparo to curb abuse and tax evasion.