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Baja California property seizures traced to allegedly fabricated court cases

A Despierta investigation examines how shell companies and false documents can be used to pursue ownership through the courts.

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Despojo de inmuebles: el oscuro negocio en Baja California | Despierta - 10 de noviembre 2026

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17:27A live report shows the farmers' encampment in Mexico City's Condesa neighborhood.
23:51Judicial workers end their stoppage, while electoral-institute service-office employees demand higher pay.
28:46Sheinbaum says she will propose electoral reform again after the 2027 elections.
32:47The lower house gives initial approval to the federal spending budget amid objections over electoral-institute cuts.
38:55The title's property investigation describes allegedly fabricated possession claims, shell companies and false court documents in Baja California.
47:03Pemex's director defends debt reduction and supplier payments under questioning from lawmakers.

Property owners in Baja California face dispossession through court proceedings built on false documents, according to an investigation featured in Mexico's NMás morning news program Despierta.

The report describes allegedly simulated cases of "prescripción positiva," a legal route for acquiring ownership through possession over time, and the use of shell companies. The concern is not simply someone occupying a property: it is the use of judicial proceedings to obtain ownership. A lawyer representing a dispossessed owner identifies courts' acceptance of documents he says are false as the central problem.

The segment includes Baja California legislator Michel Sánchez and Playas de Tijuana resident Ricardo Pérez. Baja California is Mexico's northwestern border state, adjoining California in the United States.

Despite the upload's property-focused title, this is a full morning newscast rather than a standalone investigation. The property report begins at 38:55. Its title, "Despojo de inmuebles: el oscuro negocio en Baja California | Despierta - 10 de noviembre 2026," means "Property theft: the dark business in Baja California."

Elsewhere, the broadcast follows protests disrupting Mexico City, including a live report from a farmers' encampment in the Condesa neighborhood. It reports that a judicial workers' stoppage has ended following the repeal of a performance-evaluation agreement, while employees at National Electoral Institute service offices are demanding higher pay.

Electoral policy forms another substantial thread. President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will submit an electoral reform again after the 2027 elections, arguing for less public funding for political parties and changes to proportional-representation seats. The program also reports initial lower-house approval of the federal spending budget amid opposition objections over electoral-institute cuts.

The later financial coverage includes Pemex director Juan Carlos Carpio defending debt reduction and supplier payments before lawmakers. Together, these segments place the property investigation within a broader broadcast about the workings of Mexico's courts, election authorities and public finances.

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