Anti-corruption officials warn of rising opacity in Honduras and Mexico

In Honduras, Gabriela Castellanos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA), has warned that the National Congress is utilizing “legal patches” that facilitate corruption. She specifically criticized the use of reconsidering minutes to alter previously approved laws, comparing these actions to the 2017 “Fe de Erratas” controversy. A recent instance involved the reincorporation of telecommunications companies Tigo and Claro into an amnesty following a motion to exclude them, a move conducted via a last-minute reconsideration.

In Mexico, Rafael Martínez Puón, a member of the National Anti-Corruption System's Citizen Participation Committee, stated that the dissolution of the INAI (National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data) may allow public officials to hide their asset declarations. Martínez Puón noted that transparency committees are increasingly approving the reservation of financial information, often citing national security—an argument he claims is no longer sustainable. He also highlighted a decline in proactive transparency on the National Transparency Platform.