In January 2024, critics questioned whether Ulises Lara met the requirements to lead the prosecutor’s office of Mexico City on an interim basis.
A license as a law graduate is “requisito indispensable para que cualquier persona ocupe un cargo de fiscal” (an indispensable requirement for anyone to hold the office of prosecutor), El Universal wrote. The records of the Ministry of Public Education had shown only a license in sociology for him.
On January 9, 2024, the ministry issued him “una cédula profesional de licenciado en derecho” (a professional license as a law graduate).