PEMEX policy barring contracts with companies litigating against it ruled unconstitutional

Galicia | On February 27, 2026, the Tenth Collegiate Court for Administrative Matters of the First Circuit (Thesis: I.10o.A.60 A (11a.)) published an isolated ruling declaring unconstitutional PEMEX’s policy of not entering into contracts with companies facing pending lawsuits.

The case arose from a procurement process in which, despite the contract being awarded to a company, its formalization was subject to a due diligence opinion that was deemed "unviable" due to the existence of active litigation against PEMEX.

The Collegiate Court granted the plaintiff company’s request for legal protection, considering that this restriction violates the principles of legality and legal certainty.

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