Secretaría Anticorrupción toma control del ex INAI | Revista Punto de Vista

Secretaría Anticorrupción toma control del ex INAI | Revista Punto de Vista

The Mexican government has absorbed the National Institute for Transparency (INAI) into an anti-corruption secretariat following constitutional reforms, effectively ending its autonomous status. This structural change centralizes data protection and information access functions, raising concerns about institutional independence and the potential politicization of oversight mechanisms. Workers face uncertainty regarding their employment contracts and severance payments as administrative assets transfer to the new authority. The establishment of a temporary committee aims to manage this complex handover within a month, highlighting the operational disruptions inherent in dismantling established autonomous bodies and redistributing their resources. This development is critical for open data advocates because it threatens the separation of powers essential for holding governments accountable. When transparency authorities lose autonomy, the impartiality of information release diminishes, potentially hindering citizen access to public records and undermining the foundational principles of open governance and data rights.

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