The Mexican president’s approval rating has recovered to 71% after slight declines since the summer. Both the downfall of the drug lord and electoral reform have garnered strong support, according to an Enkoll poll for EL PAÍS
Claudia Sheinbaum is preparing a two-day visit to the Mexican state caught in the crossfire between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza
The Mexican president assures ‘every guarantee’ is in place to stage matches following the wave of violence in Jalisco after the death of El Mencho
The meeting between top officials of the Mexican Security Cabinet, Ambassador Ronald Johnson, and the US drug czar demonstrates the progress made on the bilateral agenda
A report reveals that social media and far-right figures in the United States spread widely replicated false content about the operation that took down the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
In his State of the Union speech, the president insists that ‘large parts of Mexico have been controlled by murderous drug cartels’
The criminal group has never hesitated to attack politicians and ambush law enforcement officers
Failed operations, thwarted intelligence, and unprecedented firepower hampered the pursuit of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader until the operation in which he was killed
Nemesio Oseguera was in hiding in the mountains of Jalisco with a dozen bodyguards. It was a visit from one of his “sentimental partners” that allowed authorities to locate and kill him in an operation by Mexican Army special forces
The fall of El Mencho marks the end of a policy of non-aggression that was in practice an abdication of state authority
The Secretary of Security stated all affected areas have been cleared and order has been restored after the military operation that killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
A dozen states suspended classes for Monday, and several others have convened their security cabinets to monitor the wave of violence unleashed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel following the death of its leader
The operation against the country’s most‑wanted drug trafficker is the biggest achievement to date in the fight against organized crime by the Security Cabinet led by Omar García Harfuch
Trade has declined and has yet to recover since the hyperinflationary crisis of 2018, but foreign direct investment and remittances have soared in the last two years
Local and foreign mining companies are forced to pay protection money or hire suppliers linked to their extortionists in order to operate
Digital platforms will be required to give authorities live access to their data. The SAT defends the measure as a way to curb tax evasion and digitally enabled smuggling
The former Educational Materials chief welcomed EL PAÍS into the space, where he held out for nearly 90 hours before being notified of his dismissal
EL PAÍS speaks with academics, diplomats, and politicians from different parties to examine the challenge now facing Sheinbaum — one that every Mexican president has confronted in a history shaped by geography, ideology, and geopolitical interests
Mexico is preparing to enter the gas extraction market with this method, which has sparked intense debate both within and outside the government. EL PAÍS brings together the views of six specialists on this technique — voices both defending and criticizing it
The indictment of nine US citizens in their own country puts the spotlight on the lack of controls on the purchase of high-caliber artillery that benefits criminal organizations south of the border
The Asian firms aim to strengthen their position in the Mexican market through the purchase of the Aguascalientes factory, which is in the process of closing
The picturesque community in Sinaloa was horrified to discover six clandestine burial sites from which 14 bodies have been exhumed so far. Five belong to the missing workers from the Canadian mine Vizsla Silver
The transportation secretary said the devices crossed in from Mexico and were neutralized. Aviation authorities initially announced that the measure would last 10 days
Harfuch points to a criminal misunderstanding as the cause of the workers’ abduction. The bodies of at least five have been found in a mass grave, with another five yet to be identified
Ricardo Trevilla, Secretary of Defense, says that the Claudia Sheinbaum government has recovered 215 powerful .50 caliber rifles from criminals, one of the drug traffickers’ favorites
No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island
The Vermont senator, a global icon of the left, warns in an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS that the president is using ICE as “a domestic army” and says that “it will have to be the American people who say ‘no’ to authoritarianism”