Sergio Mayer habla del conflicto por su nieta

What does “interés superior del menor” mean in Mexican Spanish?

El interés superior del menor is the standard Mexican family-law phrase for the best interests of the child. It’s lifted directly from Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño) and embedded in Article 4 of the Mexican Constitution. Lawyers and TV commentators reach for it any time a custody story breaks, and Mexican courts use it as the explicit yardstick.

In this Despierta América interview, Sergio Mayer Bretón uses el interés superior del menor twice in two minutes while talking about his estranged granddaughter. Spanish-speaking media then unpacks the legal standard for viewers, who recognise the phrase from school-civics class and the Constitución.