Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies approved Aureliano Hernández Palacios Cardel as Auditor Superior for 2026–2034 with 472 votes.
- The ASF said his private firm stopped government work and that he formally recused himself from any related audits under the fiscalization law.
- The audit office stated his asset evolution is public and consistent with reported income, debt capacity, and spending.
- Prior reporting cited 2018 State of Mexico contracts totaling about 2.1 million pesos and questioned his patrimony.
- Hernández, an ASF official since 2018 and auditor of federalized spending since October 2025, assumed the post on March 15 and pledged independence from the Executive.