Overview

• Senators voted 106–0 to amend Article 73, empowering the Congress of the Union to issue a General Law on extortion.
• State legislatures in Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Nayarit and Mexico City have approved the measure, with more ratifications still needed for it to take effect.
• The planned statute would unify definitions, aggravating factors and penalties, standardize investigation and victim-protection protocols, and improve coordination among federal, state and municipal authorities.
• Legislators cited official figures showing a roughly 57% increase in six years, nearly 30 daily cases in January 2025, over 124 billion pesos in 2023 losses, and 5,887 victims in the first half of 2025.
• Opposition parties supported the reform but pressed for a real operational strategy and greater capacity, while supporters said uniform rules and ex officio pursuit will reduce impunity.