Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has presented a draft decree which, by amending, adding and repealing various provisions aims to strengthen and safeguard the general, public and social interest, as well as to protect national security and the state’s sovereignty.
The foundation for the reforms is the National Development Plan 2019-2024. Implicit in the draft decree is criticism of the concept of Mexican developmentalism, since, as explained by President López Obrador, this economic theory reduces the state’s participation and limits it to “residual” functions.
To achieve the decree’s purpose, three objectives need to be met:
- Reversing acts of corruption
- Preventing acts detrimental to the public interest or that may cause damage to the national treasury
- Strengthening the Federal Public Administration.
In light of the foregoing, the following is a brief summary of some of the potential coming reforms to federal laws:
