Overview
- Sitting en banc, the SCJN unanimously resolved a CNDH challenge by striking or adjusting ambiguous portions of Article 326 Bis of Chiapas’s Penal Code.
- The Court left intact penalties of two to six years in prison for forcing, teaching or financing practices that aim to suppress sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Ministers validated the possibility of destitution and disqualification for public servants who commit these acts in the exercise of their functions.
- After debate, the majority retained the term “relación doméstica” as an aggravating circumstance that can increase penalties up to double.
- The justices invalidated vague phrasing such as “o similar” and, in a formal communiqué, stressed the need for clear legal definitions, with some ministers urging complementary prevention and victim‑support policies.