Overview
- Published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, the protocol takes effect Thursday and standardizes activation of the alert across municipal, state and federal levels.
- Upon a disappearance report, authorities must promptly register the case in the RNPDNO and, when applicable, in the BNCI, generating a digital search fiche with required identifiers and contacts.
- The CNB will send the search fiche immediately and automatically to assigned email lists, triggering the alert; recipients must acknowledge receipt and open a digital or physical alert case file.
- The alert stays active indefinitely until a confirmed location is established, and fiches will be disseminated nationwide through broadcasters, telecom firms, transport, banks, retailers, health providers and even food packaging, with safeguards for minors and case‑by‑case restrictions at a family’s request.
- The CNB will evaluate the protocol at least semiannually with family participation and may deploy additional technological tools, with sanctions envisioned for noncompliance, as the effort unfolds against more than 133,000 recorded disappearances and a UN Article 34 review reported by outlets.