# Mexico State acid violence legislative reform

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mexico-state-acid-violence-legislative-reform
> Updated: 2026-10-05T04:00:00.000Z. Sources: 70. Developments: 2.

The State of Mexico Congress approved legislative reforms to increase penalties for acid or chemical violence. The modifications to the state Penal Code and the Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence reclassify these attacks to ensure they are no longer treated as simple injuries.

The new decree establishes a base sentence of up to 15 years in prison for intentional injuries caused to women, girls, or adolescents using acids, corrosive substances, chemicals, or high-temperature liquids. If the attack results in permanent disfigurement of the face, head, neck, breasts, or genitals, or causes the permanent loss of an organ or sense, penalties increase to between 10 and 20 years. Sentences can reach a maximum of 36 years when combined with existing sanctions for injuries that endanger life. Aggravating factors include crimes committed by public servants or those involving a relationship between the aggressor and victim, such as kinship, cohabitation, employment, or sentimental ties.

## Claims

- The State Attorney General's Office is collaborating with federal security and intelligence agencies to investigate the murder of two UAEM students. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- A criminal robbed an aesthetics center in La Plata, Argentina, attacking an employee and threatening two clients. (single source)
- The assailant in the La Plata robbery remains unidentified. (single source)
- In Catamarca, Argentina, a thief entered a home in Pozo del Mistol while a 12-year-old child was alone. (single source)
- Two men, aged 29 and 49, were arrested for stealing electromechanical equipment from a water pumping plant in Valle Chico. (single source)
- Morelos recorded the highest national rate of homicides for adolescents aged 13 to 17 and youths aged 18 to 29 during the first eight months of 2026. (single source)
- Morelos has documented 1,728 femicides between 2000 and July 2026. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-05: Latin American regions report surge in violent crime and infrastructure sabotage

Multiple Latin American regions report rising crime, including feminicides in Mexico, utility sabotage in Chile, and various robberies and violent assaults across Argentina.

68 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexican-prosecutors-secure-prison-sentences-in-separate-homicide-cases

### 2026-09-29: Estado de México approves up to 36 years in prison for acid violence

The State of Mexico Congress approved reforms to penalize acid and chemical violence with prison sentences of up to 36 years, reclassifying these attacks to ensure greater legal gravity.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/estado-de-mxico-approves-up-to-36-years-in-prison-for-acid-violence

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Cite as: Mexico State acid violence legislative reform. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/mexico-state-acid-violence-legislative-reform