Do New Medicine Procurement Rules Violate Constitution?

Within the framework of the agreement that the Health Institute for Welfare (INSABI) signed with the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the procurement of medicines for the public sector in order to be able to carry out mega tenders in Mexico, the addition of the fifth paragraph of article 1 of the Law of Acquisitions, Leases and Services of the Public Sector (Acquisitions Law) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The objective, according to its supporter, was to combat corruption and generate savings for the government through the acquisition of medicines in Mexico and abroad with the intervention of international organizations without the need to abide by the rules and conditions established in the procurement law.