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Weekly Report - 25 April 2024 (WR-24-16)
MEXICO: Concerns raised as congress passes new reforms
Mexico’s federal lower chamber approved controversial reforms to two laws on 24 April, following their approval in the senate a week earlier. The first concerned the ‘amparo’ or legal appeal mechanism that allows citizens to challenge unconstitutional acts or resolutions of the government. The second related to the power of the executive branch to grant amnesty to criminals. Opposition politicians have raised concerns about both reforms, which they warn reduce checks and balances on the government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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