Federal Tribunal Orders Reactivation of Lozoya's Agronitrogenados Criminal Process

Mexico City's Tercer Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Penal unanimously denied former Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya Austin's amparo appeal on July 23, 2026, confirming a lower appellate ruling and ordering reactivation of the Agronitrogenados criminal process — frozen for nearly three years since an August 2023 suspension. The suspension had followed a reparatory settlement between Pemex and Alonso Ancira, owner of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA), covering the $216.66 million overprice Pemex paid for the Agronitrogenados fertilizer plant in 2013-2014. The magistrates ruled Lozoya cannot invoke Ancira's settlement to halt his own case because Ancira's agreement designated 'mancomunidad' (several, divisible liability) rather than solidary liability, meaning each defendant remains separately responsible. The decision revives money-laundering and bribery charges tied to the overpriced Agronitrogenados acquisition, one of two federal criminal proceedings Lozoya still faces alongside Odebrecht-related charges.