Claudia Sheinbaum again came to the defense of the new Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), which is facing scandals over privileges that contradict the austerity mandate they had committed to. During her morning press conference this Tuesday, the president decided to compare the cats the Court had in its previous composition and the current one, elected by popular vote following the judicial reform. Among the standout data is that between 2023 and 2024, the ministers of the Court received a gross monthly salary of 206,947.56 pesos, which dropped to 134,310.35 pesos for this year. She also revealed that the benefits received in the same years amounted to over a million pesos, while this category was halved to 586,802 pesos, with reductions to zero in areas such as major medical expense insurance, individualized severance, and seniority bonus. New scandal in the Court: accused of buying robes for 300,000 pesos. 'Privileges are over in the new Court,' the president affirmed while presenting this and other data pointing to lower expenditures by the justices headed by Chief Minister Hugo Aguilar. Just last week, the purchase of expensive pickup trucks came to light, which, after sparking harsh questions about the congruence of this acquisition against the promise of austerity, ended up being returned. Yesterday, the Court was also plunged into another scandal when it was revealed that the new figures of the Supreme Court had acquired six robes for a total of 160,080 pesos, meaning each one had a value of 26,680 pesos.
