Overview
- Morena leader Ricardo Monreal said the Chamber of Deputies will place the Senate’s minute on the 2026 ordinary-session agenda.
- The draft rewrites Article 260 to define abuse by lack of consent, clarifying that silence, passivity or lack of resistance do not imply consent.
- The reform states abuse can occur in both public and private settings, aiming to reduce evidentiary burdens on victims in relationships of trust or authority.
- Article 266 Bis would broaden aggravating factors to include physical, psychological or moral violence, remote locations and ties of trust, authority or dependence.
- Prosecution would proceed ex officio, with penalties of three to seven years in prison, fines, mandatory reeducation or service, and full reparations under the General Victims Law.