Mexican Judge Halts Judicial Reform Discussion

A Mexican judge has ordered lawmakers in the Lower House of Congress not to discuss a contentious judicial reform scheduled for early September. The reform, driven by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has stirred tensions with the U.S. and worried global financial markets.

A Mexican judge ordered the Lower House of Congress not to discuss a controversial judicial reform scheduled to be taken up by lawmakers the first week of September, according to a legal document reviewed by Reuters on Saturday.

The judicial reform, pushed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has generated tensions with the United States and has sparked concern in global financial markets.

(With inputs from agencies.)