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Mexico’s Supreme Court Excuses Justice Ríos From Elektra Recusal Case

Her step-aside follows her acknowledgment of a prior workplace tie to Lenia Batres, clearing the path to a near-term ruling on Elektra’s 33 billion‑peso tax amparo.

Ríos González se excusa del caso Elektra; la SCJN aprueba su solicitud. | Crédito: SCJN/Banco digital GH

Overview

  • The SCJN plenary voted 7–1 to accept María Estela Ríos’s self-recusal, adopting a project by Minister Giovanni Azael Figueroa Mejía.
  • Ríos cited her prior collaboration with Lenia Batres at the Presidential Legal Counsel, removing herself from Impediment 33/2024.
  • Impediment 33/2024 seeks to exclude Lenia Batres, Yasmín Esquivel Mossa and retired minister Alberto Pérez Dayán from reviewing Elektra’s amparo over 33,306 million pesos tied to 2013 tax credits.
  • Lenia Batres dissented, asserting that workplace proximity does not constitute a legal cause for impediment.
  • The Court has dismissed other Elektra impediments and, according to local reporting, fined the company for delay tactics, as a decision on the core amparo is expected in the coming days.