According to Reforma, giants in the US complain about Judicial Reform

The businessmen asked Trump to pressure so that companies are protected from the politicization of the Judiciary in Mexico.

Mexico City, November 1 (However).- Managers of the main corporations USA expressed before the Donald Trump’s government his concern for Judicial Reform in Mexico, considering that they “politicize” the Judiciary and threaten the mechanisms of arbitration independent between companies and the Mexican stateaccording to Reform.

According to the media, business leaders—grouped in the Business Roundtable (BRT), which brings together some 200 CEOs of the largest American companies, including Tim Cook (Apple), Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase), Mary Barra (General Motors) and Raj Subramaniam (FedEx)—asked the Trump Administration to renew the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (USMCA) in 2026, but with greater guarantees for American investments.

“Mexico’s recent judicial reforms, including efforts to eliminate independent regulators, will negatively affect the investment climate in the country. Under these reforms, Mexico will be the only country in the world where all its judges will be elected by popular vote, which raises concerns that disputes between private investors and the Government will be subject to political considerations instead of the rule of law,” said the CEOs in a document presented within the framework of public consultations towards the review of the T-MEC obtained by Reform.

The businessmen asked the US Executive to “press so that companies are protected from the politicization of the Judiciary in Mexico, which puts independent arbitration at risk in the face of political whims,” ​​the newspaper highlighted.

The group also urged the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to restore the “Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism (ISDS)” within the treaty, so that American investors can “resolve their complaints through independent arbitrators.”

“The mere existence of the ISDS Mechanism would probably give pause to those political figures in Mexico who are considering expropriation or pressuring the courts to give in to political whims,” the newspaper quotes.

Reform details that, unlike the former North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the provisions of the T-MEC reduced the possibility of US investors filing direct claims against the Mexican State.

The businessmen grouped in the BRT also accused the Mexican Government of applying “discriminatory measures” in strategic sectors such as energy, telecommunications, aviation and parcel delivery. According to Reformdenounced that the State “favors Pemex and the CFE”, privileges Telmex, protects Mexicana de Aviación and restricts cargo services at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM).

“Mexico has taken several worrying measures that have negatively affected US investments in the country, such as the expropriation of a quarry owned by a US company and the imposition of retroactive taxes on insurers,” the CEOs indicated, according to the newspaper.

In addition, the BRT questioned the actions of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), which they described as “inconsistent” in its regulatory standards, which – they assured – “delays the entry of American medical and biological products.”

Among the warnings highlighted by managers are:

• That judicial reform “undermines the rule of law.”
• The need to restore ISDS.
• The “digital barriers” that restrict electronic commerce.
• The “unfair tax practices” of the Tax Administration Service (SAT), with “unreasonable” audits and evaluations.
• The “discrimination in favor of state companies” and the lack of regulatory coherence of Cofepris.

American businessmen considered that these conditions generate uncertainty for investment and contradict Mexico’s obligations within the framework of the T-MEC, the newspaper says.