Mexico City Chief of Government Clara Brugada urges opposition to debate reforms without false information, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City, Mexico): Mexico City Chief of Government Clara Brugada has called on opposition parties to debate, using accurate information, the reform initiatives to the Civic Culture Law and the proposed Fair Rents Law. She said versions of their scope that do not match the content of both bills have been circulating.
Brugada rejected the claim that the rental initiative poses a threat to private property. She maintained that political differences over the proposals should be expressed through arguments rather than false information.
“What cannot happen is that they tell lies, that they say things that are not in these initiatives proposed by us, and that they make things up. I think that is the serious part of the matter,” she said.
Regarding the Fair Rents Law, she explained that it provides for the creation of a Tenant Ombudsman, whose role would be to provide support and defense to the parties involved in rental contracts, with the aim of balancing their rights.
Brugada also questioned opposition parties for not stating their position directly on rent increases and gentrification processes, and instead attributing to the initiative provisions that, she said, are not included.
“If the opposition is in favor of the excessive growth of rents or gentrification, let them say so,” she said.
The chief of government insisted that political forces may voice disagreement with the proposals, but asked that they avoid presenting scenarios that are not contemplated in the legislative bills in order to generate public rejection.
“Lies should not be an instrument with which they seek to obtain the support of the population,” she added.
On the amendments to the Civic Culture Law, Brugada explained that the proposal adds an alternative for handling small-amount thefts through civic courts, without eliminating the right of affected persons to file a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City.
She clarified that both channels of attention will remain available and that the affected person will decide which one to use. She therefore rejected claims that the reform would prevent such acts from being investigated through the criminal route.
“It is false what they say, that now crimes will not be able to be addressed criminally and that we are setting aside the rights the population has,” she said.
The chief of government said the civic alternative seeks to address the causes of criminal conduct, particularly in cases of repeat offenders in small-value thefts.
She explained that, through the intervention of civic courts, the goal is to establish care mechanisms that allow action against such conduct and offer alternatives to prevent its repetition.
Finally, she reiterated that the content of both initiatives should be discussed publicly and that the opposition has the opportunity to question them, provided their objections correspond to the provisions set out in the bills.
