President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the proposal for the General Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples is now ready. Your consultation starts this Monday and will last until October.
“The Law must be consulted to comply with the Constitution. They have been working for a year and a half and it is ready,” he said from the National Palace together with the National Council of Indigenous Peoples.
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Luisa María Alcalde, legal advisor to the Presidency, explained that the proposal will be analyzed by 16,728 communities. It seeks to benefit 25.8 million indigenous and Afro-Mexican people.
The process has five stages:
- From July 1 to August 6: information campaign.
- From August 7 to September 13: community deliberation through 82 assemblies and seven work tables.
- From September 21 to October 11: adjustments to the initiative based on the proposals received.
- October 12: presentation to the Chamber of Deputies.
Adelfo Regino Montes, director of INPI, pointed out that the project contains eight books and a transitional regime. 148 meetings were held with 35 federal agencies, and the Supreme Court was consulted on indigenous justice matters.
The call is jointly between the INPI, the Ministry of the Interior and the Legal Department of the federal Executive.




