The Autonomous Constitutional Bodies in Mexico: Analysis of the configuration of the OCAs and their transformation with the reforms

Abstract

Autonomous Constitutional Bodies are entities inscribed in the Mexican Constitution, whose function is to establish counterweights to political power and guarantee independence in key sectors for democracy and human rights. In 2021, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador presented an initiative that sought to reform COFECE, IFT, CRE, INAI, CNH, CONEVAL, INE and MEJOREDU because he believes that eliminating them would allow a reallocation of those resources in other sectors, would eliminate duplicities in administrative tasks and could be more monitored in terms of maximizing their results.