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Thomas Graham in Mexico City

Mexico president lashes out at supreme court amid looming constitutional crisis

woman wearing turquoise top and patterned scarf stands behind microphone
Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico, on 15 October 2024. Photograph: Raquel Cunha/Reuters

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has accused the country’s supreme court of overstepping its functions and “trying to change what the people of Mexico decided” as it prepares to discuss whether to strike down parts of a transformative judicial reform.

The court is expected to vote on Tuesday whether the controversial reform violates other parts of the constitution, setting up a showdown with Sheinbaum barely a month into her government.

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