Overview
- The Senate rejected the request by a vote of 51 in favor, 35 against and 12 abstentions.
- Judge Héctor Roberto Capetillo Lizama, a control judge based in Mérida, sought 90 paid days citing his daughter's premature birth and intensive care needs.
- The Commission on Justice asked the judge to reformulate the request as unpaid leave, and he declined, saying he could not forgo his income.
- Senate leaders cited rules that extended judicial leaves must be without pay and referenced Federal Labor Law Article 132, which grants fathers five paid working days.
- The decision prompted divided votes within Morena and opposition criticism, with some senators noting a prior judiciary council practice allowing up to 90 days that no longer applies after reform.