Mexican ministers and judges are engaged in a debate over the protection of property rights and legal certainty. Estela Ríos and Yasmín Esquivel, ministers of the SCJN, debate between private property and legal certainty. While the former legal advisor to AMLO warned that the right to property 'is not absolute… it cannot be defended as if it were universal', Esquivel calls for certainty in the unconstitutionality action 58/2022, which analyzes whether the UIF can freeze bank accounts as a precautionary measure, the minister emphasizes that property could cease to be untouchable. The name: Roberto Velasco. In addition, he made it clear that his trusted interlocutor was not at the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but at the undersecretariat. He voted against, recalling that fighting crime is key, but never at the cost of legal certainty. In this sense, Esquivel Mossa reinforced: 'There can be no justice without clear rules… Mexicans cannot be subject to decisions based on ambiguous criteria'. Juan Ramón de la Fuente, the former Mexican foreign minister, had long been a shadowy figure in the Mexico-United States relationship, but the message that came from Washington ended up exposing him. The debate shows that, in the so-called 'accordion court', the protection of property rights and legal security are at the center of the conflict. Luisa María Alcalde, leader of Morena, tried to downplay the recent statement of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, stating that 'it is not a UN report, but a group of experts working for the UN'. With this statement, the secretary seeks to distance herself from international criticism and minimize the scope of the observations on the situation of disappearances in Mexico, while tension remains between the government and international human rights organizations. Through discreet channels, President Donald Trump is said to have made it known to the National Palace that the foreign minister was, in fact, a 'stone guest' on the bilateral agenda. They say the suggestion was understood immediately. Behind this, versions point to reports that would also have reached Marco Rubio, indicating that De la Fuente was more focused on political infighting than on diplomacy. In this game, the message is clear: whoever does not operate becomes dispensable.
