Mexico - January 2026

This year’s first edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico begins by looking at the challenges that lie ahead for Mexico’s new attorney general, Ernestina Godoy.... Read More

On 3 December Mexico’s senate approved the appointment of Ernestina Godoy as the new federal attorney general (AG).... Read More

Insecurity on Mexico’s roads was thrown into the spotlight at the end of last year as transport workers blockaded roads in protest at unsafe working conditions.... Read More

The US is continuing to secure guilty pleas from high-profile members of the Cártel de Sinaloa.... Read More

Mexico's hefty new tariffs of up to 50% on imports from countries without free trade deals – especially China – took effect on 1 January, in a move primarily aimed at protecting domestic industries from the “dumping” of cheap goods, while aligning Mexico more closely with the trade priorities of the administration of US President Donald Trump.... Read More

Mexico’s newly formed antitrust and competition watchdog Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio (CNA) is facing its first major test ahead of the planned mega-merger between the two leading local budget airlines, Volaris and Viva Aerobus.... Read More

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced a further increase to the minimum wage for 2026 as part of a continued overhaul of labour laws, which also includes plans to reduce the length of the working week.... Read More

MEXICO | Industrial production continues to drop in annual terms.... Read More