The president-elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, said this Tuesday (18) that she considers constitutional reforms of social programs on the rights and recognition of indigenous peoples a priority for the next negotiations.
“There is a priority that I consider fundamental to be approved in September: the respect and recognition of indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples”, pointed out Sheinbaum.
The statement took place at a conference with elected parliamentarians. On June 2, the ruling party, called Morena, won the election and secured Sheinbaum’s term as the country’s first female president.
However, the elected congressmen will only begin their term in September, when they must discuss the reforms proposed by the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Sheinbaum’s mentor.
The proposals include a controversial judicial reform, which proposes that Supreme Court judges be elected by popular vote.
Mexico is home to 68 indigenous peoples, according to a 2020 census by the national statistics office, representing about 17 million people — about 15% of the population at the time.
These people speak hundreds of dialects of more than 60 languages, mainly Nahuatl and Mayan.
Source: CNN Brasil
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