The Superior Audit Office of the Federation (ASF) revealed in the 2023 Public Account billion-dollar irregularities exceeding 51 billion pesos. These deviations correspond to the fifth year of government of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The report presented by the head of the ASF, David Colmenares Páramo, confirmed that 48 billion pesos remain unclarified. This embezzlement doubles the figure recorded in the previous public account.
The Institutionalized Theft of the 4T
The ASF detected anomalies in the Subnational Government System. These irregularities have grown alarmingly compared to previous years.
"This is mainly explained by the implementation of new information technologies and artificial intelligence," stated Colmenares.
Beyond technological advances in auditing, what is evident is that corruption in the Morena government continues to rise.
So far, the amount recovered by the ASF is just 930 million pesos. An insignificant figure compared to the size of the embezzlement.
The Plundering of the Public Sector
The Special Audit of Financial Compliance detected that within the federal public sector there are still 8,599 million pesos unaccounted for. More than 80% of these irregularities correspond to:
- Laboratorios de Biológicos y Reactivos de México (Birmex).
- Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
- Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
- National Fund for Tourism Promotion (Fonatur).
These organizations have been key in López Obrador's administration. They have also been involved in multiple corruption scandals. From the opaque handling of medicine purchases to inflated contracts in megaprojects like the Maya Train and the Dos Bocas Refinery.
