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Sheinbaum Marks First Year With Zócalo Rally, Defends Amparo Reform, Vows Action on Corruption

The address underscored 4T continuity through a defense of legal changes with security statistics.

Overview

  • She framed corruption as betrayal and pledged that anyone who steals from the people will face justice.
  • She defended changes to the Ley de Amparo as a way to speed up rulings and stop wealthy taxpayers from turning amparos into lifetime shelters.
  • She cited a 32% drop in intentional homicides nationwide with sharp declines reported in states such as Zacatecas, Chiapas and Jalisco.
  • She highlighted project metrics including 1.7 million Tren Maya passengers, 15 million at AIFA with 1 million tonnes of cargo, and 270,000 barrels per day at the Olmeca refinery.
  • Opposition parties criticized omissions on the huachicol fiscal scandal and medicine shortages, media reported conflicting crowd counts, and notable absences included Marcelo Ebrard and Omar García Harfuch.