Mexico City Congress Codifies Crime of Violence Between Partners, Including Dating Relationships
The reform establishes that these crimes will be prosecuted ex officio and that aggressors must attend re-education workshops.
News Briefs
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Call for “Gen Z” March Fails Again
The march was comprised, once more, primarily of adults aged 40 to 60 years old, a thin mixture of the superannuated & conspiracy-minded.
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Clicks December 14
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political news from the Spanish & English language press.
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Mexican Farmers Protest Again Next Week
Campesino organizations are proposing the government creating a Strategic Food Reserve to stabilize prices, strengthen food sovereignty & help thousands of farmers facing ruin from the agricultural crisis.
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Ejido Members “completely shut down” Canadian Mine in Guerrero
Carrizalillo community members don’t understand why the Mexican government allows the Canadian corporation to continue committing environmental offenses for which Los Filos mine was previously shut down.
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China Calls on Mexico to Reconsider Tariffs on its Products
Under Article 32.10 of the USMCA, Mexico can only pursue a free trade agreement with a non-market economy like the People’s Republic of China if the US government approves.
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Mexico’s Strategy to Continue Handing Water Over to US is Unsustainable, Warns Expert
The Director of the Permanent Forum on Binational Waters asserted that Mexico must renegotiate the 1944 Treaty, otherwise it will not be able to guarantee deliveries.
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Mexico’s Tariff Hikes on China Will Cause Major Disruptions for Key Mexican Industries
Manufacturers reliant on Chinese inputs warned of rising costs, and lawmakers, including some from Morena, sought to avoid a dispute with a nation many consider crucial to Mexico’s trade diversification.
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Mexico City Congress Creates Commission to Investigate “Gen-Z” March Violence
The overwhelming opinion on Mexico’s left is that shock groups in the November 15th confrontation were paid for, and orchestrated by the right wing opposition.
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Bean Producers Face Ruin: Squeezed by Corporations, Government Support Insufficient
Mexico’s government has not met its commitment to enforce its agreed-upon price for farmers, who are forced to sell to an oligopsony of corporations, intermediaries and wholesale operators.
