AMLO Seeks to Further Expand Role of the Military in Mexico

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador detailed plans to further deepen the military’s role in Mexican life, boosting efforts to bring the national guard under the control of the Defense Ministry.

Mexico’s leader, who has already put the country’s ports and customs under military authority, acknowledged on Tuesday that the constitutional reform needed to make such a change is likely doomed since his party doesn’t have a super-majority in congress. But he said he may issue a decree or pass a legislative change by simple majority to the same effect and let the courts decide if it is legal.