Mexico City Bans Prostitution, Drug Use, and Crime Glorification at Public Events

Mexico City has officially prohibited public events from encouraging, favoring, or tolerating prostitution, drug use, and any form of crime glorification. A decree published in the Official Gazette of the capital introduced reforms to the Law for the Celebration of Public Spectacles and the Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents.

The updated Law for the Celebration of Public Spectacles now explicitly states in Article 12 that organizers must prohibit conduct that promotes prostitution or drug use, or glorifies crime during any public event. This aims to ensure that public gatherings do not become venues for illegal or harmful activities.

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It is the obligation of the holders, regardless of the place where any public spectacle is held: to prohibit during the celebration of the Spectacle in question, conduct that tends to encourage, favor or tolerate prostitution or drug use, any type of apology for crime and in general those that could constitute an infraction or crime.

Furthermore, amendments to the Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents mandate that educational authorities promote actions to prevent the dissemination of content that glorifies crime or promotes behaviors contrary to the legal order within schools. The goal is to guarantee that educational institutions do not broadcast or publish material that undermines the rule of law and the culture of peace.

These new regulations took effect the day after their publication, meaning they are now in force. The measures reflect the city's commitment to maintaining public order and protecting vulnerable populations, particularly minors, from harmful influences.

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Education, within the scope of the authorities' competence, in addition to what is provided in the applicable provisions, shall have the following purposes: promote measures, in order to guarantee that in educational establishments, content that glorifies crime or promotes conduct contrary to the legal order and the culture of peace is not disseminated, promoted, executed, transmitted or published.