The full Chamber of Deputies approved with 338 votes in favor, 126 against, and zero abstentions reforms to the Amparo Law, as part of a safeguard for the reform of the Judiciary and for the consolidation of constitutional supremacy. The parliamentary majority of Morena and its allies from PVEM and PT supported the modifications to the regulatory laws of Articles 103, 105, and 107 of the Constitution without setbacks.
It was warned that these reforms could limit access to justice for citizens in cases where their basic rights such as social security, health, education, food, housing, among others, are affected. Deputy Margarita Zavala from PAN expressed her concern and questioned the elimination of the figure of the amparo trial, which has been a fundamental guarantee for generations.
On the other hand, Julio César Moreno, president of the Justice Commission, detailed some of the modifications approved in the Amparo Law. These include the inadmissibility of the amparo trial against acts of the Judicial Administration Body and the Judicial Discipline Tribunal, as well as the limitation of the general effects of sentences declaring the unconstitutionality of general norms.
Additionally, it is established that the Supreme Court will require a majority of six votes to issue general declarations of unconstitutionality, and references to the chambers of the Supreme Court are eliminated. These changes seek to harmonize the Amparo Law with the reform to the Judiciary.
On the other hand, the opposition criticized these modifications, arguing that they restrict access to justice and represent a blow to democracy, the rule of law, and the division of powers in the country. Debates in the Chamber of Deputies regarding these reforms to the Amparo Law are expected to continue.
