NEWS BRIEFS
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Mexico Picks Up the Pace to Ratify Its New Agreement with the European Union
Approved by the European Parliament in July, the modernized pact now awaits only the executive’s submission to the Senate for ratification.
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Trump at the UN: Accuses Mexico of Being the “Epicenter” of Drug Trafficking, but Highlights Progress with Its Government
“Mexico has to take back control of its land from the enemies of humanity,” Trump told the UN General Assembly, calling cartels the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere.
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41.4% of Mexican Households Supplement Income with Government Programs
Up from 25% in 2020, according to Mexico’s statistics institute, which also found half of all homes now get some income beyond wages.
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Brugada Reaffirms the Right to Housing at the Urban 20, in NY
Beside New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, Brugada said nearly half a million people left housing poverty in Mexico City since 2018, and urged a global housing coalition.
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Companies Lobby Against Mexican Reform That Would Require Them to Report the ‘Definitive’ Price
Netflix, Uber, Rappi and DHL are pressuring Congress to weaken Morena’s bill against ‘drip pricing,’ the hidden fees tacked onto a low advertised cost.
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“I Want to Work With President Sheinbaum,” Mamdani Says; He Praises Her Policies
At the Urban 20 forum, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Mexico City an international ‘inspiration’ for how it confronts the cost-of-living and care crisis.
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Mexico Sees the US as a ‘Greater Threat’ Than China or Russia, New Survey Confirms
A Focaldata–Rockefeller poll finds 58% of Mexicans see the US as a major threat, more than double the figure for China and well above Russia.
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Mexicana Receives Its Ninth Embraer Aircraft; Increases Its Capacity by 11.04%
Mexico’s recently nationalized airline Mexicana receives its ninth Brazilian-built Embraer E2, raising monthly capacity to 57,020 seats out of the AIFA airport.
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China Accuses the US of Dividing Mexico over Trade Dispute
China’s embassy described the US comments as an expression of “supremacy and hegemony” and asserted that they sought to discredit the economic cooperation between Mexico and China.
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Sheinbaum Meets Privately with Maru Campos on Her Arrival in Ciudad Juárez
If any law was broken in the drug operation involving CIA agents in Chihuahua, those responsible, including state officials, must be prosecuted, the two agreed.
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Beatriz Mojica: From Criticizing AMLO to Coordinating Morena in Guerrero
The senator on leave is Morena’s pick for governor of Guerrero in 2027, after a career that includes the PRD and her 2018 support for Ricardo Anaya.
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Morena’s Elections Commission Chief: Differences Are Natural to a Living Party
Amid criticism over the 10 chosen profiles, Citlalli Hernández, president of Morena’s National Elections Commission, defended the differences as natural to a living party.
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Foreign Direct Investment Reached a Record High of $40.8 Billion in Sheinbaum’s Second Year
The United States, Spain and Canada supplied 60% of the inflows, and the first quarter of 2026 set another record at $23.6 billion under Plan México.
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Authorities Investigate the Origin and Destination of Fuel Seized in Guanajuato
The seized site held storage facilities resembling Pemex’s; officials have not said who operated it or made any arrests, pending the investigation.
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Historic ‘Huachicol’ Seizure in Guanajuato, Thanks to Setting Aside Political Differences and Tightening Coordination, Sheinbaum Says
More than 50 million liters of stolen fuel were seized as Guanajuato’s daily homicides fell from over 12 to about four, a 75% drop.
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Mexico’s Culture Ministry Announces Mass Book Purchase for the National Library Network
A 50-million-peso call opens Monday for Mexican and independent publishers, paired with a sales-tax exemption for bookstores worth 200 million pesos a year.
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Sheinbaum and Trump Talk. A Deal Appears Imminent
Politico and Bloomberg report a Wednesday call a U.S. official called “constructive,” days before the September 28 and 29 USMCA review, as Trump pushes to close a deal before the U.S. midterms.
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“I’d Like a Report on What the U.S. Does Against Drugs,” Sheinbaum Says
The president turned the tables on Washington’s drug scorecard, pointing to U.S. consumption, the opioid crisis, money laundering, and the guns flowing south into Mexico.
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The President, at the Parade: Mexico Does Not Bow Down, Does Not Kneel, and Is Not for Sale
On Independence Day, Sheinbaum cast Mexico as a nation “born from the rebellion of a people who refused to accept injustice as their destiny.”
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In Her Second Cry of Independence, Sheinbaum Reasserted National Sovereignty
From the National Palace balcony before a packed Zócalo, President Sheinbaum delivered her second Cry of Independence: “Long live a free, independent, and sovereign Mexico!”
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s Cry at the Zócalo Drew More Than 300,000 Attendees: Mexico City Authorities
Mexico City’s government reported that more than 300,000 people packed the Zócalo for Sheinbaum’s Cry of Independence, with celebrations spilling into boroughs across the capital.
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Mexico’s Cry of Independence 2026: Thousands Arrive at Mexico City’s Zócalo
Hundreds of thousands pour into the heart of Mexico City for Sheinbaum’s second Cry of Independence, ringing the same bell Hidalgo sounded 216 years ago.
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“They Want to Erase Us From the Digital Cloud”: Mixtec Engineer Asks Mexican Deputies to Use AI to Preserve Indigenous Languages
Speaking in tu’un savi from the Congress tribune, Moisés Hilario López proposed living digital archives of native tongues and AI trained on elders’ voices.
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Mexico’s September 16 Military Parade Will Incorporate Tactical Drones and Nationally Made Armored Vehicles
First-ever 99-aircraft flyover, 45 debuting tactical drones, and DN11 vehicles with 100%-national remote weapons systems; 15,458 troops will march.
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Sheinbaum Foresees 12 Million Families Benefited by the Housing Program by the End of Her Government
“The most important thing is having access to what we consider a right, which is decent housing,” Sheinbaum said.
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Sheinbaum Announces Support Measures for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
Businesses can opt for a flat 7% VAT rate, income-tax thresholds will rise, and IMSS registration forms shrink from 80 fields to 14.
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Hyundai Accused of Leaving Transport Operators Without Routes and Putting More Than 300 Jobs at Risk
The SITRABICS union says the automaker is faking bankruptcy to dodge a T-MEC labor order, pushing drivers into cabotage that costs them their US visas.
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Mexico’s Milk for Well-being Is Now 100% National Production
In two years, Milk for Well-being went from importing 40 percent of its inputs to supplying itself 100 percent with the production of Mexican cattle ranchers, highlighted Antonio Talamantes, director of the state-owned company.
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Sheinbaum: Panistas Who Seek Support in Europe Repeat the Conduct of 19th-Century Conservatives
At her Cancun report, Sheinbaum likened PAN chief Jorge Romero’s five-member European tour to the conservatives who brought Maximilian to rule Mexico.
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Torre Centinela: Inauguration Marked by Absences and Criticism
Federal officials skipped the opening of the 4.7-billion-peso Chihuahua surveillance tower, built by an opposition state government accused of inviting CIA agents in violation of Mexican law.
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Morena President Criticizes Jorge Romero, PAN Leader, for His Europe Tour: ‘He Seeks Abroad the Support They Lost in Mexico’
As the 2027 election cycle opens, Morena’s Ariadna Montiel says the PAN chief is courting European backing because his party has lost the people at home.
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The Daily Average of Homicides in Chiapas Has Fallen 64% Since the Start of the Current Administration
High-impact crime fell 43% and vehicle theft 68%, with nearly 9,949 arrests and 18.7 tons of drugs seized across the state in under two years.
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Michoacán to Distribute 10,000 Artisanal Guitars in Secondary Schools to Boost Arts Education
Part of the Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice, the 10-million-peso program aids Paracho’s 15 guitar workshops and reaches 180,000 students.
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The Uncomfortable Ally Splits Off: Hugo Eric Flores, Now with PAZ, Rails Against Morena
Once the operator who opened Morena’s door to Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Flores now leads the evangelical party PAZ, which just won national registration and 84.4 million pesos to run alone in 2027.
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Leaked Cerimedo Audios: He Talks About Sheinbaum and Calls Negre ‘a Mercenary, Worse Than Me’
Sheinbaum says the far-right outlet La Derecha Diario was built to destabilize Latin American democracies, with Mexico already among its targets.
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Mexican Government Seeks Free Admission to 53 Museums and Archaeological Sites Next Year
Mexico’s federal government proposes free admission to 53 INAH museums, monuments, and archaeological sites — among them Bonampak, La Venta, and Tamtoc — in next year’s Federal Rights Law, saying the cost of charging is disproportionate to the revenue.
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Mexico’s Federal Judiciary Reports 88% of Cases Resolved in One Year
In the first year of Mexico’s elected judiciary, Supreme Court president Hugo Aguilar Ortiz reported 13,231 of 15,051 case files resolved and over 4.7 billion pesos in savings.
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Mexico’s Culture Secretary Proposes Zero Tax Rate for Small and Medium Bookstores; It Would Mean a Tax Benefit of Some 250 Million Pesos
Culture Secretary Claudia Curiel outlined a zero sales-tax rate for small bookstores, 50 million pesos in bulk book buys, aid for state book fairs, and a Vasconcelos Library overhaul.
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Mexico Reduces Its Illiteracy Rate to 3.8%: Public Education Secretariat
In the first year of a national adult-literacy drive, 277,000 people learned to read and write, and the INEA has now reached 32.4 million Mexicans in 45 years.
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Dialogue Between Lutnick and President Sheinbaum Will Be Useful in Trade Negotiations, Ebrard Says
Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard called the U.S. commerce chief’s meeting with Sheinbaum cordial as both countries prepare a fourth round of USMCA review talks this month.
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Mexico Has Paid 1.6 Trillion Pesos on the Fobaproa Bank Bailout, yet the Debt Keeps Growing: “A Scam,” Says the Finance Secretary
A 1990s bailout that turned private bank losses into public debt. Serviced with interest alone, it now claims 48 billion pesos of the 2027 budget.
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Economic Package Will Seek to Combat Evasion and Avoidance by Shell-Invoice Firms
Mexico’s 2027 Economic Package aims to lift tax revenue to a record 15.9% of GDP with no new taxes, by fighting evasion, avoidance, and shell-invoice firms (factureras).
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New Poll Says Morena Has 35% Support for 2027. PAN, 11; PRI, 9; MC, 9
Morena holds a commanding lead ahead of 2027 — 35% raw, 48% among decided voters — while PAN, PRI and MC bunch up far behind for a contested second place.
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‘Reorganization of the PRIAN’s Power Mafia’: Morena on Fox’s Alliance with ‘Alito’ and Jorge Romero
After Fox courted the PRI, PAN and the new Somos group ahead of 2027, Morena dismissed the opposition realignment as ‘the same old regime looking for a new disguise.’
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Corruption Cases in the DEA Show the US Must Address Its Responsibilities in the Fight Against the ‘Narco,’ Sheinbaum Says
With DEA agents jailed and fentanyl down 70%, she said the US must fix its own house: consumption, distribution, money laundering.
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China Backs Mexico Against Foreign Interference and Calls to Strengthen Cooperation During Roberto Velasco’s Visit
Receiving FM Roberto Velasco in Beijing, Wang Yi vowed China’s support for Mexico’s sovereignty and said their ties are “not directed at third parties.”
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Sheinbaum Responds to Trump: “Mexico Is Not and Will Not Be a Colony”
After Trump shared a map draping Mexico, Canada, and Greenland in U.S. flag colors, Sheinbaum invoked the “month of the homeland” to reaffirm national sovereignty.
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Finance Ministry to The Economist: Mexico Keeps Its Investment Grade
Rebutting the British weekly, Mexico’s Finance Ministry pointed to record exports, a shrinking deficit, and eight rating agencies still holding the country at investment grade.
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Work on the Mexico City–Guadalajara Train Begins in 2027, Sheinbaum Announces from Jalisco
After decades of abandonment, Mexico is rebuilding its passenger railway: the Mexico City–Guadalajara line breaks ground in 2027, another stretch of a national network being revived to connect most major cities.
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Mexico’s Olmeca Refinery Achieves Record Production in July
The Olmeca refinery, built under AMLO, hit a record 252,000 barrels per day in July, covering 19.38% of Mexico’s diesel and gasoline demand.
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Sheinbaum: US Decision to Name Cartels ‘Terrorists’ ‘Must Not Be a Pretext for an Invasion’
In opposition-run Aguascalientes, Sheinbaum called welfare spending ‘investment, not expense,’ pointing to the trillion pesos now behind programs recast as constitutional rights.
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Intentional Homicides in Zacatecas Fall 96% Since 2021, SESNSP Reports
Zacatecas’ daily homicide average fell from 4.5 killings a day at its 2021 peak to 0.2, the lowest on record, as residents’ sense of insecurity also eased.
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Mexico Reinforces Search Strategy with 10 Actions; Reports 13,625 People Located
Mexico reinforced its National Search Strategy with 10 new actions; of 31,946 people located, 13,625 were found since July 2025 through the strategy’s mechanisms.
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Mexico Asks Washington to Detain and Extradite the Wife of Genaro García Luna
President Sheinbaum confirmed Mexico has asked the U.S. to detain and extradite Linda Cristina Pereyra, wife of former security secretary Genaro García Luna, as part of an investigation by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office.
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Gustavo Petro Talks with Sheinbaum About the “New Political Reality” of the Americas
The former Colombian president met with Sheinbaum at the National Palace and warned of US interference in Latin America’s elections ahead of Mexico’s 2027 and 2030 votes.
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Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Prepares Official Visit to China
The head of Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry will travel to the Asian country on September 7 to strengthen political dialogue and the cooperation agenda between the two countries.
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Is Terry Cole “Promoting” Harfuch? The US Has Always Sought to Divide Us, Sheinbaum Says
“They run into a wall, because Mexico’s security Cabinet has enormous coordination and unity,” Sheinbaum said, dismissing US attempts to divide her government.
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Water as a Right: Sheinbaum Reports Recovery of 5 Billion Cubic Meters
Following the reform to the National Water Law, Mexico has recovered over 5 billion cubic meters of water from private concessions, enough to supply 90 million people for a year.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Second State of the Nation Address
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s report on two years of her government and eight of the Fourth Transformation: record wages, expanded Well-Being programs, energy sovereignty, and a 51% drop in homicides.
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Mexico Proposes Reviewing Foreign Investments over 49% Under National Security Criteria
Sheinbaum’s bill would add the heads of Defense, the Navy, intelligence, and tax agencies to the commission vetting takeovers in energy, mining, AI and semiconductors.
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Government Incorporates Mexican Steel into the National Content of Public Works
For the first time, public works must favor Mexican steel over imports, a Plan México measure to boost the country’s mills and industry.
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Morena President: If They Win the Poll and Have a Bad Record, They Won’t Be Candidates
Ariadna Montiel told Morena’s senators that vetting candidates is a ‘historic responsibility,’ vowing to reject anyone with ‘pending accounts.’
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Physical Investment in the Mexican Government’s Strategic Projects Grows
Federal physical spending jumped 62.6% in real terms in July, driven by a 130.6% surge at Pemex.
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Peña Nieto Filmed Next to Controversial Israeli Contractor
Former Mexican president Peña Nieto was filmed wearing a kippah at a Jewish wedding in Italy, seated beside Avishai Neriah, the Israeli businessman an outlet accused of channeling $25M to him for Mexican government contracts, including Pegasus.
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Mexico’s Senate Receives Reform to Prohibit Dual Nationality in Presidents and Governors
The reform amends three constitutional articles and requires those with another nationality to renounce it before registering as candidates for president or governor.
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Ecobici Increases Its Fleet by 60%: It Will Reach the Outskirts, Brugada Announces
The 10-year contract runs up to 2.43 billion pesos, brings bike-share to Iztapalapa, Iztacalco and Tlalpan for the first time, and hands all the infrastructure to the city at term’s end.
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Sheinbaum Denounces the ‘Hypocrisy’ of Those Who Defended García Luna and Now Distance Themselves
The president tied Calderón’s ‘war on drugs’ to a jump from 27 to more than 70 daily homicides, the Fast and Furious guns, and a state that took the Sinaloa Cartel’s side.
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Mexico Recovers $5.8 Million from the Weinberg-García Luna Network; It Will Go to Guerrero Schools
The $5.8 million is a first slice of a $578.5 million U.S. judgment against funds the UIF traced through Barbados shell firms like Nunvav on inflated prison contracts.