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Mexico City announces new measures against property dispossession
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Mexico City announces new measures against property dispossession

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexico City's head of government, Clara Brugada, announced new measures to combat property dispossession.
  • The administration plans to accelerate administrative actions and reinforce its strategy against the crime.
  • Brugada previously oversaw measures to increase penalties for dispossession, with sentences now reaching up to 24 years.

Mexico City's head of government, Clara Brugada, is preparing to unveil new measures aimed at intensifying the fight against property dispossession. This initiative signals a reinforced commitment to tackling a crime that significantly impacts residents.

Brugada stated that her administration will accelerate administrative processes to combat dispossession more effectively. This focus on administrative action complements previous efforts, such as increasing prison sentences for those convicted of the crime. Under current regulations, individuals found guilty of property dispossession with aggravating factors can face sentences of up to 24 years.

In the coming days, we will announce what we will reinforce as a government of the City to confront this crime. We have already managed to make it a serious crime. The crime of dispossession with some aggravating factor can reach up to 23 or 24 years in prison. And how we are going to accelerate all the administrative issue to be able to face it

— Clara BrugadaDetailing the upcoming measures to combat property dispossession.

Speaking after a National Security Cabinet meeting, Brugada reiterated her administration's zero-tolerance policy towards dispossession. She emphasized that the government will not permit criminal enterprises to profit from families' homes through fraud, abuse, or illegal means. The institutions of Mexico City are prepared to confront this crime without truce or impunity.

The announcement follows Brugada's warning last Friday about strengthening the strategy against dispossession. The move aims to ensure that no one can exploit loopholes or engage in illegal activities to seize property, reinforcing the security and property rights of Mexico City's residents.

In this City, we are not going to allow anyone to turn families' homes into a criminal business. Any real estate interest that seeks to enrich itself through fraud, abuse, or illegality will find us in front of it. So we also say with all firmness that this crime will be fully confronted by the institutions of the City. There is no truce, there will be no impunity for dispossession

— Clara BrugadaStating the administration's firm stance against property dispossession.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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