Carmen Morán Breña

The boss of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel has never set foot in a Mexican prison, and is defined by the legend of a drug trafficker who rose from the bottom, relying more on violence than on ostentation

The state of tequila and mariachi is the heart of one of Mexico’s most powerful and bloodthirsty cartels, and people live in fear, trying not to make a wrong move

At the Jalisco ranch, which has been identified as a cartel training camp, searchers discovered human bones, alongside hundreds of shoes and pieces of clothing belonging to young people whose whereabouts remain unknown

Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, Mexico City due to invasive species, pollution, tourism and climate change

The anti-crime measures implemented by the new president undermine the continuity with Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s six-year term, which was defined by a policy of ‘hugs, not bullets’

Washington has displayed its power on the border with surveillance and reconnaissance missions

The Mexican president pushed back against a Justice Department document that suggests possible intervention by US agencies and security forces

Business leaders, citizens and even the opposition close ranks with Claudia Sheinbaum’s efforts to ward off the threats of tariffs from the US president

The deadly opiate embodies the fight against organized crime; it has unleashed bilateral accusations, and keeps setting the agenda day after day

A survey by Enkoll for EL PAÍS indicates that the population does not trust that anti-crime raids will improve security

The Sheinbaum administration’s relations with the Asian giant, particularly in the auto industry, is straining Mexico’s ties with its North American partners ahead of the 2026 USMCA review

In her historic inauguration, the country’s new leader paid tribute to all the women who came before her

The two months since she won the Mexican elections with a landslide victory have given her increasing protagonism as she picks her Cabinet and sets guidelines for government

The message Washington is sending with the arrest of the drug lord and the suspicion of an extraterritorial operation fuels distrust between the security agencies of both countries

Julio César Almanza Armas was murdered hours after criticizing the insecurity faced by businesses in Tamaulipas. Weeks earlier, Minerva Pérez Castro was killed for the same reason in Baja California

Marcelo Ebrard and Alicia Bárcena will once again be part of the Mexican administration, while the president-elect is still to announce her picks for key portfolios, such as national security

A woman will lead the country for the first time in history. President López Obrador’s successor has won a second term for the National Regeneration Movement and stifled the conservative coalition’s aspirations

More than 98 million voters will be able to decide whether to continue the path laid by President López Obrador. Alternatively, they could throw their support to the conservative opposition

EL PAÍS reconstructs the murder of a girl and the lynching of the alleged culprit in the state of Guerrero, where furious residents have taken justice into their own hands against the backdrop of organized crime

The president is taking his demands to the U.S. presidential campaign: he will support whichever White House candidate promises to regularize undocumented Mexican workers — a policy that is also set to win over support for his own party ahead of the June election in Mexico

A total of 53% of men and 69% of women favor a female candidate to win the elections

As the election campaign begins, the ruling party’s Claudia Sheinbaum has a strong lead. Her opponent Xóchitl Gálvez will have to take advantage of every opportunity and play catch-up

The city is undergoing reconstruction and the inhabitants are still relying on government aid while the sporting event promotes tourism

The candidate for the ruling party, Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to fill the biggest plaza in Mexico City. Xóchitl Gálvez — representing the main opposition coalition — has retreated to her stronghold in Guanajuato

Crimes against candidates and political officials mark the start of the country’s presidential campaign