# Latin American child protection legislative initiatives > Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/latin-american-child-protection-legislative-initiatives > Updated: 2026-11-06T03:05:00.000Z. Sources: 21. Developments: 2. Legislative bodies in Latin America and the Caribbean are debating various measures to enhance child protection and address different forms of violence. In Argentina, efforts include analyzing projects to make sexual abuse against children imprescriptible to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring. Additionally, the Argentine Congress is considering a regime for the prevention, protection, and reparation of vicarious violence, which involves the use of children in parental disputes. In Mexico, a proposal has been made to create a Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Crimes Against Children in Chihuahua following reports of alleged sexual violence in daycare centers. Other regional developments include discussions in Aruba regarding legal reforms that could include life imprisonment for child sexual abuse, and proposals in Entre Ríos, Argentina, to establish protocols for detecting digital sexual violence involving artificial intelligence. ## Timeline ### 2026-11-06: Argentina: Legislative proposals aim to address vicarious violence Argentine Congress is considering two projects to create a protection and reparation regime against vicarious violence involving children in parental disputes. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-legislative-proposals-aim-to-address-vicarious-violence ### 2026-11-02: Legislative initiatives address child protection and sexual abuse laws Legislators in Argentina, Mexico, and Aruba are proposing new laws to combat child sexual abuse, including making certain crimes imprescriptible and creating specialized prosecutor offices. 19 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legislative-debates-regarding-sexual-abuse-protocols-and-statutes-of-limitations --- Cite as: Latin American child protection legislative initiatives. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/latin-american-child-protection-legislative-initiatives