Overview
- The plenary fell short of the six votes required for a general declaration of unconstitutionality, with five ministers opposing expulsion of the provision and four in favor.
- Minister Giovanni Figueroa's project sought to strike article 132(I) of the General Law for Victims to restore a 0.014% budget floor and end CEAV's reliance on proceeds from seized assets.
- In March 2024, the then-First Chamber ruled the 2020 rollback was regressive and gave Congress 90 days to fix it, a directive that was not fulfilled.
- With the reform still in force, CEAV continues without an earmarked minimum and depends on variable income, which rights groups say creates an annual shortfall of roughly 200 million pesos.
- Centro Prodh and Fundar criticized the outcome, noting CEAV received 658 million pesos for 2025 and 692 million for 2026 versus approximately 909 million and 913 million needed to meet the prior guarantee.