Overview

• The Asociación de Fiscales (AF) and the Asociación Profesional e Independiente de Fiscales (APIF) have refused to attend reform negotiations led by Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz.
• Critics argue the draft reform consolidates power in the Attorney General's office while weakening the Consejo Fiscal, a key democratic oversight body.
• The reform proposes decoupling the Attorney General’s term from the government’s and codifying dismissal criteria, with implementation planned for January 1, 2028.
• Prosecutors’ associations demand greater budgetary and regulatory autonomy to ensure true institutional independence.
• The Attorney General’s ongoing Supreme Court investigation has further eroded trust in his ability to lead the reform process.