The Chamber of Deputies approved on Wednesday a constitutional reform to ensure the “impeachability” of the amendments to the Constitution, a measure that shields profound legal changes, such as the recent judicial reform, which includes the popular election of judges and magistrates.
The ruling, which received the approval of 340 of the 474 deputies present, involves modifications to articles 105 and 107 of the Constitution and was rejected by opposition legislators, who described it as “authoritarian.” Last week the Senate, where the ruling party also has a majority, approved the same.
“The reform gives certainty and clarity to the constitutional text, preventing particular interests from using judicial channels to hinder or reverse the democratically approved reforms,” said Juan Luis Carrillo, deputy of the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM).
The measure, promoted by Morena and its allies, seeks to reinforce the constitutional supremacy of Congress over the Judiciary by establishing that constitutional reforms are immune to challenges such as unconstitutionality actions, constitutional controversies or amparo trials.
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The decree also provides for its retroactive application, which will prevent the Judiciary from reviewing the judicial reform just when the Supreme Court prepares to rule next week on the constitutionality of the amendment, which has hit the markets and scared investors. in the second largest economy in Latin America.
“The reform seeks to end the rights of citizens by mutilating the Magna Carta; It is a historical regression that will take years to reverse and marks a before and after in the true balance of powers,” said PAN representative Annia Gómez during the heated debate.
“The Constitution, the one that you kill, will no longer be a barrier against excesses of power,” he added.
With information from Reuters
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