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Mexico City Congress Unanimously Appoints Nashieli Ramírez as Comptroller General

The appointment comes as lawmakers weigh a reform that would place the capital’s transparency institute under the comptroller’s authority.

Overview

  • Lawmakers voted 62–0 to confirm Ramírez to a single six‑year term through October 2031, and she was sworn in on October 7.
  • Ramírez, who led the city’s human rights commission since 2017, resigned that post and pledged to pursue corruption and impunity without political persecution.
  • Iván García Garate assumes interim leadership of the CDHCM while Congress advances the process to select a new president, with eight applicants moving to the next phase.
  • Her selection followed a shortlist sent by Mayor Clara Brugada on September 23, and committee evaluations reported Ramírez received the highest score.
  • Opposition parties backed the vote but pressed for verified independence as a pending initiative would convert Info CDMX into a new body under the Comptroller’s Office.