Anti-Corruption Secretariat Takes Charge: Disappearance of National Anti-Corruption Institute Announced
On May 9th, the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information, and Protection of Personal Data (INAI) was officially dissolved, its functions now under the jurisdiction of the Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Government. Multiple commissioners, including Norma Julieta del Río Venegas, Blanca Lilia Ibarra Cadena, Josefina Román Vergara, and Adrián Alcalá Méndez, passed on duties via individual and institutional handover acts.
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The transfer was effected in an orderly manner under the timeline set forth by the National Law of Simplification and Digitalization, which disbanded 7 autonomous bodies. Secretary Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez, of the Anti-Corruption and Good Government, confirmed the transition.
According to Buenrostro, the Secretariat's responsibility in transparency and personal data protection will be strengthened. A statement explained that this consolidation results from the premise that transparency and data protection thrive in a more agile, accessible, and fair model.
As part of the new mandate, the Secretariat will now oversee the National System of Access to Public Information and the National Transparency Platform. They will act as the guaranteeing authority at the federal level, ensuring all public entities, autonomous bodies, and individuals adhere to transparency obligations.
The Secretariat will also manage personal data protection for public entities, enforcing compliance with relevant laws and ensuring adherence to data handling principles. Citizens' exercise of ARCO rights - access, rectification, erasure, and objection - will be guaranteed.
Lastly, amendments to the Secretariat's Internal Regulations will reflect the expanded mandate, as they foster accountability, fight corruption, and increase citizen participation in public decision-making.
The recent developments in Mexico's transparency framework are shaping new avenues for public trust, oversight, and data privacy protection.
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More details on the INAI extinction and the Secretariat's new roles are still being gathered...
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- The dissolution of the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information, and Protection of Personal Data (INAI) has shifted the government's responsibilities relating to transparency and data protection to the Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Government.
- The Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Government, now the responsible body, is currently expanding its mandate, as seen in the amendments to its Internal Regulations, which aim to foster accountability, fight corruption, and increase citizen participation in public decision-making.
- While the controversial changes in Mexico's transparency framework are shaping new avenues for public trust, oversight, and data privacy protection, other matters, such as the unfolding events involving Sheinbaum's accusation of Google renaming the Gulf of Mexico, have added layers of complexity.
- In parallel to these developments, the government is examining the incorporation of former PRI deputy, Luis Enrique Benítez, into Morena, as well as planning an appeal against the suspension of the ban on narcocorridos in Michoacán, and potentially engaging in proceedings for the arrest of Diego Jiménez Labora following the denial of his suspension request in the Axe Ceremony case.
