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Security & Strategic Review - August 2025
Wide-ranging security bills raise concerns in Mexico
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum used an extraordinary ten-day session of congress from 23 June to 2 July to significantly advance her government’s national security strategy. During this period, congress – dominated by the ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) – passed legislation overhauling the national guard (GN) and creating new public security and investigation and intelligence systems, as well as approving reforms related to telecommunications, money laundering, and forced disappearances. The legislation has renewed debate over the influence of the military in Mexico’s public security operations, as well as sparking concerns around mass surveillance and State spying.
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