Overview

• The presidential initiative was formally delivered to the Chamber of Deputies and was turned over to the relevant commissions for review, according to Ricardo Monreal.
• The draft would repeal the 2021 Organic Law of the Navy and update the Armada’s mission to safeguard Mexico’s maritime interests.
• It grants the right of visit and pursuit and authorizes boarding, inspection and searches of vessels in Mexico’s exclusive economic zone and on the high seas, with detainees and seized items transferred to competent authorities under naval protocols.
• The text empowers the Navy to conduct cyberdefense and cybersecurity activities and to use artificial intelligence as a technological tool.
• The plan restructures command by creating a strategic chief at the Naval Operations Headquarters, formalizes advisory bodies such as the Admiralty Council and Naval Intelligence Unit, enables joint operations with the National Guard, and contemplates naval airport‑protection units.