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PRI and PAN Denounce Sheinbaum’s Amparo Reform as Senate Showdown Nears

Critics say the draft curtails suspensions in amparo cases to favor executive decisions.

Overview

  • PRI senators said they will vote against the proposal, branding it a peligroso retroceso and dubbing it the Ley del Desamparo.
  • PRI and PAN leaders argue the changes would shift the amparo from protecting citizens to shielding the State, citing risks to healthcare and environmental defenses.
  • PAN deputy Federico Döring warned that rulings could go unfulfilled by invoking material impossibility, such as a lack of budget for medicines.
  • UNAM constitutional experts said the plan is largely regressive, noting tighter limits on suspensions, weaker enforcement of judgments, and a tilt toward executive power.
  • Experts highlighted specific provisions including fines levied on agencies instead of officials and the denial of provisional suspension against UIF bank-account freezes, while noting digitalization of amparo as a limited positive.