Overview

• The Senate passed reforms to the Ley de Amparo after a late insertion that would apply the new rules to ongoing cases, triggering constitutional objections.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum distanced herself from the transitory and emphasized that laws cannot be retroactive in detriment of individuals under Article 14.
• Morena coordinator Ricardo Monreal ruled out a fast track, said deputies will give “congruence to the Constitution,” and indicated the transitory will likely be rewritten.
• Chamber president Kenia López Rabadán pledged an open debate and said she would vote against the Senate draft if it reaches the floor unchanged.
• The package tightens the ‘legitimate interest’ test and narrows provisional suspensions in cases like money laundering, terrorism financing, activities without concession and public debt, drawing support from anti-evasion advocates and warnings from rights groups; experts are split on the retroactivity issue.