Overview
- Committee leaders said the Chamber-approved draft will receive substantive changes, chiefly to recalibrate penalties and clarify aggravating factors.
- Javier Corral warned that lowering the statutory range could benefit convicted offenders under Article 14, prompting a push to adjust the scheme.
- The review includes stricter sanctions for public officials implicated in extortion, clearer legal definitions, and specialized investigative units nationwide.
- Adán Augusto López outlined a route for committees to meet Monday or Tuesday with a potential Senate vote Tuesday evening, pending the committee report.
- Morena holds the votes to pass the reform but is consulting allied parties and hearing PAN objections, with the opposition vowing to resist any draft that reduces penalties.