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Regulatory and legal updates in Mexico Mexico, Colombia, and Colombia others
Recent regulatory Regulatory and legal developments continue to evolve in Mexico and Colombia have addressed various legal, financial, and labor sectors. Colombia, with new updates emerging in Ecuador. In Mexico, updates include new legal consequences for failing to pay child support, such as support have been clarified, including potential prison sentences of two to six years and inclusion in a national registry. Additionally, a new decree modifies the employment subsidy to align with National Registry of Alimony Debtors. Such non-compliance may also result in restrictions on passports and driver’s licenses. Furthermore, legal precedents in Veracruz indicate a 13% minimum wage increase for shift toward treating pets as sentient beings, which may impact custody and maintenance requests during separations. In Colombia, the 2026 fiscal year, applying Ministry of Labor has issued Resolution 2708, repealing 11 administrative circulars issued during the Gustavo Petro administration. The Ministry cited the need to correct jurisdictional competence and legal technicalities, arguing some circulars lacked sufficient legal backing. These revoked documents addressed issues such as overtime, union freedom, gender equity, and protections for workers with monthly incomes below a specific threshold. In Colombia, regulations disabilities. While the government asserts that statutory labor rights remain intact, critics and labor organizations, including the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT), have addressed expressed concern that the move could lead to labor deregulation or a “protection vacuum.” Additionally, tax debt statutes of limitations regulations regarding the DIAN, allowing DIAN maintain a five-year statute of limitations for debt extinction after five years of following inactivity. Regarding labor law, In Ecuador, the Ministry of Labor withdrew a specific circular concerning Monetary and Financial Policy and Regulation Board has updated credit bureau regulations. The changes reduce the termination of contracts period for workers with reinforced occupational stability, noting conserving credit information from six to four years and mandate that financial institutions prioritize data from the previous guidelines exceeded administrative competencies, though legal protections for sick or disabled workers remain in place through broader frameworks. last two years when determining credit scores.