Overview
- The Ministry of Justice installed the Grupo de Trabajo Sectorial and held its first session, led by Minister Ernesto Álvarez Miranda on Thursday, August 27, to begin a technical review of criminal-law norms.
- The group brings together the Judiciary, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the National Penitentiary Institute and academic specialists to ground proposals in operational experience.
- Members agreed a prioritized agenda that will use existing reports and evaluations from the Poder Judicial and Ministerio Público to identify specific norms that need adjustment.
- The working group’s role is to draft consensus technical modifications for the executive; no legal changes have been adopted yet and the timeline for proposals or reforms has not been set.
- Officials present framed the effort as non‑partisan and said changes could restore tools for investigations, prosecutions and sanctions, including a review of laws from the 2021–2026 parliamentary term that critics said weakened anti‑crime powers.