Politics · Mexico · 3 hrs ago
Sheinbaum expands consultation on Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples law
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has expanded public consultation on a proposed law concerning Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples.
The process is intended to include dialogue with Indigenous communities across the country.
Esthela Damián Peralta, a former legal adviser to Mexico’s federal executive, praised the decision in Acapulco, Guerrero.
Her comments came on October 12, observed in Mexico as Indigenous Resistance Day.
Damián said communities that have long been excluded from public institutions should help shape laws that affect them.
The consultation matters because it is meant to bring their demands and rights into the lawmaking process.
No further steps or timetable for the consultation were specified.
President Claudia Sheinbaum expanded consultation on a law for Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples.
Former federal legal adviser Esthela Damián Peralta backed the decision.
Damián said the consultation would allow communities to contribute their voices and demands.
She said laws should be built directly through assemblies and Indigenous neighborhoods.
- Who
- President Claudia Sheinbaum expanded the consultation; former federal legal adviser Esthela Damián Peralta supported the move.
- What
- The consultation process for the Law of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples was expanded.
- When
- October 12, 2026, in the context of the Indigenous Resistance Day commemoration.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- To promote dialogue with Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities and include their voices and historical demands.
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- Law
- Law of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples
- President
- Claudia Sheinbaum
- Supporter
- Esthela Damián Peralta, former federal legal adviser
- Statement location
- Acapulco, Guerrero
What people are saying
President Claudia Sheinbaum listens to Indigenous communities and expands the consultation on the law to incorporate all the voices of our Indigenous peoples.
Ensuring that laws are built directly from the assemblies and the Indigenous neighborhoods is the right path to settling a historical debt.
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