NEWS BRIEFS
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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.
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Wages Accounted for 30.8 Percent of Mexico’s GDP in the First Quarter
Employee compensation’s share of GDP has risen 4.1 points since 2018 while corporate profits fell 7.3 points, a real shift in how Mexico’s wealth is distributed.
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Mexico’s Exports and Imports Rose More Than 40 Percent Annually in July
Mexico’s total exports rose 43.7 percent and imports 45 percent year over year in July 2026, both reaching record values, according to INEGI.
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Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico Reaches Record of $34.968 Billion in First Half of 2026
Sheinbaum framed the record as proof the economy is holding firm despite forecasts of weaker growth, alongside a peso at 16.97 to the dollar.
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Juan Manzo Will Ask the FGR to Take Over the Case of Carlos Manzo’s Murder
Juan Manzo says he was surveilled for widow Grecia Quiroz, who he claims would fund the suspects’ defense with public money.
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Fox Is a Traitor to Democracy; False That He Saved AMLO From Impeachment, Sheinbaum Says
Fox, campaigning against Morena ahead of 2027, now claims he spared AMLO; Sheinbaum says he engineered both the 2005 removal attempt and the 2006 electoral fraud.
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US Hands Over 10 Individuals Sought by Mexico for Various Serious Crimes and Organized Crime
American authorities recently handed over to Mexico 10 fugitives wanted in several states.
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Velasco Meets With Marco Rubio in Washington; They Address Issues Focused on Migration and Fentanyl
The talks come as Washington presses Mexico to hand over 10 officials, and as Ebrard negotiates to head off new US tariffs.
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Mexico Announces 12,750 Primary Care Clinics for 2027
Mexico will open 12,750 free primary care clinics across the 24 IMSS-Bienestar states starting in January 2027, adding 40 million consultations.
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Sheinbaum Analyzes Initiative to Prohibit Dual Nationality in the Presidency and Governorships
The idea surfaced from the stalled extradition of ex-Tamaulipas governor Cabeza de Vaca, who holds US-Mexican nationality.
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Graciela Domínguez, Virtual Interim Governor of Sinaloa, Is an Honest Woman, Sheinbaum Says
The federal deputy, tapped by Sinaloa’s Congress to replace Rocha Moya, brings 35 years in politics and a stint as state education secretary to the interim post.
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Mexico Resumes Cattle Exports to the US After More Than a Year of Suspension over Screwworm
With sterile-fly controls in place, Agua Prieta, Sonora is the first crossing to reopen; Governor Durazo plans a new livestock inspection center in Hermosillo.
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The Largest Investment in History Is Already Underway, Mexico’s Infrastructure Ministry Says
Roads, 3,000 km of new rail and 62 upgraded airports will generate nearly 4 million jobs, says Minister Esteva.
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Possible Return of Enrique Inzunza to the Senate Divides Morena Legislators
With the session opening Sept. 1, Morena is split over whether the Sinaloa senator, flagged by US authorities over alleged cartel ties, should take leave or show up.
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Sheinbaum Accuses AI and ‘Bots’ of Creating False Trends Against Her Administration
Well-funded conservatives are gaming social platforms against Mexico’s government, Sheinbaum warns, pointing to Latin America’s elections and pushing rules on algorithmic manipulation.
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Blow to the CJNG: 20 Members Fall in 3 States; They Had Weapons, Drugs, Tigers…
Run with the Army, Navy and federal prosecutors, the raids on 36 properties bring to 32 the CJNG members caught since an August 19 operation, García Harfuch said.
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Cable Car Line 4 Will Be Ready in December 2027; “It’s a Social Justice Project,” Sheinbaum Says
Sheinbaum inspected Mexico City’s Cable Car Line 4, due in December 2027 that will cut the Tlalpan–Ciudad Universitaria commute from two hours to 40 minutes.
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Rocha Moya Backtracks: Requests Indefinite Leave Just 34 Hours After Returning to the Governorship
He returned Friday after 112 days of facing US-linked accusations, then asked to leave again hours later, right after a rebuke from Sheinbaum.
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Mexico and Chile Will Seek to Review More Trade Opportunities: Economy Ministry
Mexico and Chile reaffirmed their commitment to a more competitive and inclusive economic integration by making full use of their free trade agreement, the Economy Ministry said.
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Major Chinese Archaeological Exhibitions Could Come to Mexico as a Heritage Exchange
Mexican shows in China have drawn nearly 2.9 million visitors since 2024, and 3.8 million abroad in all; 804 pieces are on display right now in Shanghai.
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Mexico City: 60 Police Officers Arrested in Two Years; Kidnapping and Homicide Among the Crimes Committed
Mexico City’s Attorney General ordered the arrests as part of a push to root out corruption within the capital’s police force.
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Mexico Discovers Ceremonial Plaza and Stela of Unknown Culture in Coatepec, Veracruz
Archaeologists uncovered a civic-ceremonial platform and a 1.88-meter andesite stela with Mayoid features, tentatively dated to the Protoclassic period (200 BC–200 AD).
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“He Was Going to Get Involved in Mexico’s Elections,” Nadia Beller Says of Fernando Cerimedo
Cerimedo, a Milei adviser jailed in Bolivia accused of shooting his ex-partner, vowed to “blow up” Sheinbaum in Mexico’s next elections, says the victim, Nadia Beller.
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Mexico’s Archaeology Institute Reveals Findings in the Mundo Zoque Cave in Cintalapa, Chiapas
Twenty meters underground and 100 meters long, the Zoque pilgrimage cave in Chiapas has yielded 13 offerings and 179 pre-Hispanic pieces from the Late Classic period (600–900 AD).
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Morena Distances Itself from Rocha Moya. Opposition Revives the “Narco-Party” Narrative.
Morena says it wasn’t told of the governor’s return and distances itself, as the PRI, MC and Somos México seize on it to renew their “narco-party” attacks.
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Rubén Rocha Moya Returns as Governor of Sinaloa
After a 112-day leave over US cartel accusations, Sinaloa’s Morena governor returns “with a clean forehead and head held high,” calling the charges far-right interference.
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Sheinbaum Criticizes La Derecha Diario Following Cerimedo’s Arrest
La Derecha Diario uses bots, AI, and fake news to sway Latin American elections, Sheinbaum said after the arrest of co-founder Fernando Cerimedo, adding that Ricardo Salinas Pliego hired its operators.
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After Olinia Uno, Mexico Now Presents Olinia Cargo. Here’s How It Looks:
Designed by public universities, Mexico’s second homegrown EV hauls over half a ton, runs 120-plus km, and will sell for about 150,000 pesos by late 2027.
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Mexico Rejects Considering Nicaragua’s Situation a Regional Threat at the OAS
Mexico’s representative Alejandro Encinas rejected labeling Nicaragua’s situation a regional security threat, warning it could “deepen isolation” and exceed the OAS’s powers, leading Mexico to abstain on the US-backed resolution.
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Sheinbaum Criticized the Court for Restoring Privileges Such as Medical Expenses Insurance
President Sheinbaum rebuked six Supreme Court justices for voting to restore taxpayer-funded major medical insurance for judicial staff, invoking Benito Juárez and republican austerity: “No to privileges.”
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With 20 Complaints, Mexico Maintains Defense of 17 Migrants Who Died in the US, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Says
Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco says Mexico has filed 20 complaints with US authorities over 17 nationals who died in ICE custody or operations, pressing legal and human-rights channels.
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Ultra-Right Strategist (Bolsonaro, Milei, Paz) Arrested for Attack on Ex-Partner
La Derecha Diario founder Fernando Cerimedo, Milei’s “troll army” chief who brands Sheinbaum a “narco-communist,” was arrested in Bolivia over the shooting of his ex-partner, who said he claimed to be CIA.
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Visits and Surgeries at Mexico’s Public Hospitals Are Up as Much as 60% in Two Years
Officials credit a shift from private care to the public system: 32 new hospitals and the 2023 IMSS Bienestar network now serving 56 million across 24 states.
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Sheinbaum Says Mexico Should Not Be a Data Center for Other Places, Because It Requires a Lot of Energy and Water
Sheinbaum said data centers should serve Mexico’s own AI, not other countries, with the power that runs them kept under public-sector control.
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Sinaloa Opens Sorghum Market to China; Seeks to Sell 1.2 Million Tons
A Chengdu firm signed to buy Sinaloan sorghum via the port of Topolobampo, grain that lab tests found beats Australia’s for China’s baijiu liquor.
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Mexico Recovers 1,132 Pre-Hispanic Archaeological Artifacts Returned from the US
One of the largest archaeological sets returned to Mexico in years, voluntarily handed over and cataloged by more than 40 students over two years.
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“We Won’t Leave Mexico’s Mountains of Guerrero,” Governance Secretary Says
After organized-crime violence displaced families in Guerrero’s highlands, Rosa Icela Rodríguez vowed a permanent security presence and a 13-point recovery plan.
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The West Seeks to Frame Russia for Supplying Arms to Drug Trafficking, Russian Intelligence Charges
Russia’s SVR says the West is planting arms and faking video to blame Moscow for arming cartels and pull Latin America into its anti-Russia camp.
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Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala Present Plan to Protect 5.7 Million Hectares of the Great Maya Forest
One year after the Calakmul Declaration, the three countries unveiled a joint Regional Action Plan for a transboundary corridor that is home to over 2 million people.
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PAN Demands Investigation of AMLO’s Son; “What You’re About Is Hypocrisy,” Montiel Responds
The PAN demanded a probe of AMLO’s son over his revoked US visa, even putting his face over the photo of Maduro’s capture; Morena’s Ariadna Montiel accused the PRIAN of serving foreign interests.
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US Opens Drone and Anti-Drone Technology Market to Mexico to Combat Drug Trafficking
Announced by Ambassador Ronald Johnson, a Declaration of Intent gives Mexico’s Defense Ministry access to the US military’s digital marketplace to counter cartel drones.
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“There Would Be No Freedom, Well-Being, or Rights Without Sovereignty,” Sheinbaum Says from Tamaulipas
Inaugurating an IMSS-Bienestar hospital in Tamaulipas, Sheinbaum cast health, education, and housing as rights “and not commodities,” inseparable from Mexico’s sovereignty.
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More Than 500 People Commemorate the Centenary of Fidel Castro’s Birth at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico
Diplomats, Morena lawmakers, and solidarity groups filled the embassy as the ambassador thanked Sheinbaum for Mexico’s moral and material support for the island.
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Four Case Files and Two Crimes: Campeche Prosecutor’s Office Backs Stripping ‘Alito’ of Immunity
Two former aides of the PRI leader were just arrested as the case, involving over 83 million pesos in alleged diversions, has stalled in the Chamber of Deputies since 2022.
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Sheinbaum and Lula Strengthen Cooperation Between Pemex and Petrobras
In a video call, the two presidents advanced a June memorandum pairing the state oil firms on Gulf of Mexico exploration, refining, and fuel marketing.
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Disinformation Network Connects with Media, Politicians, and 560,000 ‘Bot’ and ‘Troll’ Accounts
Mexico’s Presidential Legal Counsel says a four-layer network of media outlets, commentators, opposition politicians, troll accounts, and more than 560,000 bots amplified false narratives against President Sheinbaum and the Fourth Transformation.
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Dollar Trades at 16.98 Pesos, a Low Not Seen Since May 2024
Mexico’s ‘super peso’ smashes past the 17-peso barrier to 16.98 per dollar, its strongest since May 2024, another embarrassment for the doomsayers who told everyone to buy dollars.
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The Cancellation of US Visas Is Political, the President Responds. And It Is Interventionism.
After Washington revoked the visa of AMLO’s son, Sheinbaum says the cancellations single out ‘politically exposed persons’ and interfere in Mexican politics.
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US Revokes Visa of AMLO’s Son; It’s a Sick Phobia, He Retorts
In an open letter to Trump, López Beltrán brands the visa revocation ‘Hitlerian’ and demands the president dismiss Marco Rubio and Christopher Landau.
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Fidel Castro: Today He Would Have Turned 100; International Delegates Highlight His Legacy and Stand in Solidarity with Cuba
At Havana’s centenary gatherings for Fidel Castro, international delegates hail his global legacy—from Angola to Palestine—and denounce the US blockade of Cuba.
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Nearly 700,000 Liters of Stolen Fuel Seized in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas
Three raids in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Sinaloa left 14 detained and seized trucks, pumps, and firearms in a crackdown on fuel stolen from Pemex.
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Mexico Has No Information or Evidence on Alleged Ties of Raúl Castro’s Grandson to Human Trafficking in Quintana Roo
The New York Times invented a ‘Cuban Mafia of Quintana Roo’; Mexico says it has no evidence whatsoever tying organized crime to foreign officials or their relatives.
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Intentional Homicides in Mexico Have Fallen 51% Since September 2024
This July was the lowest for the month in 12 years, with 44 fewer intentional homicides each day than when Sheinbaum took office.
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‘Alito’ Invokes the Idea of an Invasion from the US to Save Himself and Revive the PRI
He filed a complaint with the State Department seeking sanctions and visa revocations against the electoral councilors who ordered him to stop calling Mexico a ‘terrorist and communist narco-dictatorship.’
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Mexico City: Rents Rose More Than Double Inflation in a Year
Four months after a stalled initiative to cap rent hikes, rental prices maintain an upward trend.
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Utopía Elena Poniatowska Inaugurated in Coyoacán with a 242-Million-Peso Investment
Mexico City mayor Clara Brugada opened the community hub in San Lucas, Coyoacán, reclaiming nearly 20,000 m² of public space for over 130,000 residents.
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Mexico Expresses Concern over China’s 54.3% Tariffs on Pecans
China’s anti-dumping ruling hits Mexican pecan exporters with duties up to 51.6% starting Tuesday; the Economy Secretariat says it will seek to prevent their final imposition.
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Two Far-Right Organizations Seek to Revive in Mexico… but End Up Alone
A century after the Cristero War, sinarquistas and a Carlist circle rallied to the Paseo del Pendón, but failed to gather support, even among the right.
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Sheinbaum Kicks Off the National Reforestation Day in Puebla; the Goal Is to Plant 6.6 Million Trees in a Day
Sheinbaum decreed the reforestation day an annual event and proposed renaming the Cortés Pass, between two volcanoes, the ‘Pass of the Indigenous Peoples.’
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Mexico and Brazil Strengthen Economic Ties; Foreign Minister Seeks New Investments
In São Paulo, Velasco courted Embraer and the state industry federation with Plan México, after meeting Lula and co-chairing the two countries’ VI Binational Commission.