Mexico - October 2025

This October edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico begins by looking at a fuel smuggling scandal that has engulfed the navy, which has taken on an increasingly important role in helping authorities combat organised crime over the past two decades, becoming one of the country’s most trusted institutions in the process.... Read More

Mexico’s navy has taken on an increasingly important role in helping authorities combat organised crime over the past two decades, becoming one of the country’s most trusted institutions in the process.... Read More

On 25 August Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García, the co-founder of the Cártel de Sinaloa, pleaded guilty in a US federal court in New York to charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (Rico) and of leading a continuing criminal enterprise.... Read More

Mexico marked the eleventh anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa rural teacher training college in Guerrero state on 26 September.... Read More

The Mexican government’s renewed commitment to support state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) through a long-term strategic plan that includes both direct and indirect financial support has led credit rating agencies to upgrade the heavily indebted company’s bonds.... Read More

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s 2026 budget proposal, unveiled on 8 September, has twin aims: to consolidate both the social and infrastructure agenda of her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), and reduce the swollen fiscal deficit that he left behind.... Read More

President Claudia Sheinbaum has proposed increasing taxes on sugary drinks in order to reduce consumption as part of efforts to combat high rates of obesity and diabetes, which are a significant public health challenge for Mexico.... Read More

MEXICO | Vehicle sales up, exports and production down.... Read More