Rebeca Peralta, a deputy from the Green Party and vice president of the Mexico City Congress, presented an initiative to reform Article 65 Bis 7 of the Federal Consumer Protection Law to strengthen controls in pawnshops. ^[1] Mexican lawmakers at federal and local levels are proposing new initiatives to prevent stolen goods from entering pawn shops through stricter controls on item identification and provenance verification. ^[2] Local deputies from the Mexican Ecologist Party (PVEM) proposed an initiative to amend the Federal Consumer Protection Law to prevent pawn shops from accepting stolen goods. ^[3] If a customer cannot provide proof of ownership, the proposal allows for an alternative mechanism involving a sworn statement backed by two adult witnesses who must identify themselves. ^[4] Pawnshops would be obligated to register specific identifiers such as serial numbers, model numbers, and IMEIs for items to facilitate tracking and create a documentary trail. ^[5] The proposed reform requires pawnshops to request invoices, proof of acquisition, or other documents to verify the legitimate ownership of items before accepting them as collateral. ^[6] Armando Corona Arvizu, a legislator from Morena in the Chamber of Deputies, proposed reforming the Federal Consumer Protection Law to require pawn shops to strengthen identification of received items. ^[7] Rebeca Peralta, vice president and legislator of the Green Party in the Mexico City Congress, proposed measures requiring proof of acquisition like invoices or documents to legitimize possession. ^[8] The federal proposal mandates that pawn shops report monthly to state authorities any atypical operations, such as a client pawning two or more identical or similar items across branches or behavior suggesting illicit origins. ^[9] If a pledgor lacks the required documents, they must provide a sworn statement detailing how they acquired the item and appear before two adult witnesses. ^[10] The initiative seeks to shift the legal approach from primarily reactive to preventive regarding the commercialization of stolen goods. ^[11]