Mexico's Congress on Thursday approved President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado...
FILE PHOTO - A general view shows the Senate during a session to vote on the creation of a militarized police force, the National Guard, in Mexico City, Mexico February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Violeta Schmidt
With approval in hand from both the lower house and Senate, the constitutional reform to create the national guard will now head to Lopez Obrador for his ratification and then be published in the official gazette to become law. The guard will also fall under civilian control, after critics protested that military leadership could increase Mexico’s militarization.
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