In principle, the discussion focused on the decision of the legislators of Morena and allies in the Chamber of Deputies to endorse a package of reforms so that the operational, financial and administrative control of the National Guard is transferred to the Ministry of National Defense. (Sedena). The reforms were turned over to the Senate, where they were also approved.
Subsequently, and due to the lack of votes, Morena and her allies returned to the commissions of the Senate of the Republic the opinion that the Chamber of Deputies sent them on the reform of transitory article 5 of the constitutional decree to extend until 2028 the use of the Armed Forces in public security tasks.
On September 9, 21 governors of Morena and allied parties, as well as the Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, supported the assignment of the National Guard to the Sedena, both administratively and operationally.
“We support the security policy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador… The presence of the National Guard and the Armed Forces in our entities are a great support to reduce crime rates and pacify our territories,” the local leaders specified.
However, before and after that date, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked the governors to define themselves on the intervention of the armed forces in security tasks.
On June 30, within the framework of the third anniversary of the creation of the GN, the Federal Executive asked the governors of the entire country to intercede so that the federal legislators of their respective states support the initiative to incorporate the Sedena into the National Guard.
Recently, on September 12, he called them to define themselves on the intervention of the armed forces in security tasks.
