Mexico is scheduled to hold its first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, with hundreds of judges, magistrates and justices on the ballot across the country.

At a time when many observers fear that President Trump is targeting judicial independence in the U.S., lawmakers here have opted to revamp the judiciary in a landmark — and extremely divisive — reform.

Critics say Mexico's ambitious judicial reform risks removing checks on the ruling Morena party and allowing organized-crime groups greater influence over the judicial system.

Living in Mexico City, Gadi Mokotov sees all sorts of demands for armored vehicles – from military trucks and secretive government vehicles to the Cadillacs of the capital’s high rollers and even 10-year-old Hondas.