Overview
- Deputies approved the General Law against Extortion with 456 votes unanimously in general and 339–100–4 in particular, sending the measure to the Senate for review.
- The law makes extortion prosecutable ex officio and imprescriptible, sets a base sentence of 6 to 15 years that can rise to 25 with 34 aggravating factors, and enables anonymous reports via 089 with prison phone blocking and asset forfeiture to fund victim reparations.
- A Morena-led reservation lowered penalties for public servants who omit reporting extortion to five to 12 years, down from the 10 to 20 years in the original draft.
- Opposition parties argued the change benefits corrupt officials, while President Claudia Sheinbaum said she was not informed of the adjustments and would review the rationale.
- PT and PRI warned that conflicts with harsher state penalties in at least four states could trigger the immediate release of hundreds of people convicted of extortion.