Women's Rights / Judicial Elections

Secondary Laws on Women's Rights. Claudia Sheinbaum enacted presidential decrees introducing constitutional reforms safeguarding rights of women and children in Mexico. “Today, women in Mexico have a legal framework to support them. The task now is ensuring these protections become reality nationwide and encouraging states to adopt transformative reforms.”

Reforms to secondary laws aim to promote equality, incorporate a gender perspective, safeguard women’s right to live free from violence, and eliminate the gender wage gap. Amendments were made to the General Law for Equality Between Women and Men, General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence, General Law of National Public Security System, Federal Labor Law, and Law for State Workers. Provisions were also added to the National Code of Civil and Family Procedures, and National Code of Criminal Procedures.

Judicial Elections. Arturo Zaldívar, General Coordinator, Policy and Government, confirmed that the review of eligibility criteria for all candidates applying for the election of judges, magistrates, and ministers has been completed. A total of 18,744 applications were evaluated, with only 11,115 candidates meeting the requirements to proceed in the process.

The Federal Executive Branch's Evaluation Committee reported the following number of candidates for each position: 228 for Minister, 183 for Magistrate of the Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal, 42 for Magistrate of the Superior Chamber of the TEPJF, 225 for Magistrate of the Regional Chambers of the TEPJF, 3,380 for Circuit Judges, and 6,957 for District Judges of the Federal Judiciary. By Feb. 4, 2025, the Committee is expected to finalize the list of candidates through a public draw, ensuring gender parity and the inclusion of individuals with relevant areas of specialization.

Meeting With Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Sheinbaum announced that she will meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro today. The official meeting between Petro and Sheinbaum is expected to focus on advancing a bilateral agenda aimed at strengthening the relationship between Mexico and Colombia through joint initiatives and cooperation.

In 2023, Mexico’s leading export to Colombia was monitors and projectors valued at US$273 million. Mexico’s primary import from Colombia was coal, including briquettes, ovoids, and other solid fuels derived from coal, amounting to US$680 million. From January to June 2024, Colombia’s FDI in Mexico reached US$105 million. In 2H24, remittances from Colombia to Mexico totaled US$10.1 million, while Mexico sent US$63.9 million in remittances to Colombia.