Legislative Process for Reforms in Intelligence and Public Security

Abstract

The public security and intelligence reforms, presented by president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to the Congress in February 2025, were discussed and approved during a complex legislative process. Parliamentary groups and opposition political parties confronted Morena with the intention of paralyzing the debate. However, Morena’s legislative leaders operated politically, achieved the necessary consensus, and used their majority to approve the initiatives. The description of the legislative process in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic reveals the different positions of the relevant political actors.