Mexico City’s transparency watchdog dissolves amid governance shift
Mexico City’s transparency agency, Info-CDMX, has held its final session and will dissolve today. The move follows a lack of legal quorum, ending its role as an independent body. A new transparency and data protection agency will now operate under the city’s Comptroller’s Office.
The institute’s last plenary session took place on Wednesday, marking the end of its autonomous status. A constitutional reform, set for approval by Mexico City’s Congress in the coming days, will formalise the dissolution.
Julio César Bonilla, one of the agency’s commissioners, reflected on its journey from early struggles to international recognition. He described the city’s institutions as models of pluralism and progress. Meanwhile, María del Carmen Nava, another commissioner, noted the irony in the government’s shift. Once resistant to accountability measures, it now reduces the very bodies designed to uphold them.
The new agency, named the Directorate for Transparency and Data Protection, will absorb Info-CDMX’s responsibilities. Laura Lizette Enríquez, the outgoing president, urged the public to remain vigilant. She hopes the new body adapts quickly and retains the trust built over years. Enríquez also stressed the need for citizen oversight to ensure transparency does not fade.
Nava echoed these concerns, warning that public demand is crucial to keeping accountability spaces open. Without it, she fears further closures could follow.
The transition means transparency and data protection in Mexico City will no longer function independently. The new directorate will report to the Comptroller’s Office, a change from the previous autonomous structure. The dissolution of Info-CDMX marks a shift in how the city manages oversight and public accountability.
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