Mexico’s Top Court Suspends Public Sector Pay Cuts Law

Mexico’s Top Court Suspends Public Sector Pay Cuts Law
Newly appointed Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador waves after his swearing-in ceremony, in Mexico City, on Dec. 1, 2018. Getty Images
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MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s Supreme Court on Dec. 7, suspended a new law that would cut public sector pay, freezing it until the tribunal has made a definitive ruling on the legislation, and dealing a blow to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Promulgated in November, the law stipulates that no public servant can earn more than the president.