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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Mexico - 12 March 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 11 March Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador completed his first 100 days in office, a traditional milestone for assessing the performance of a new head of state.... Read More
* In his balance sheet of his first 100 days in office, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said that his government expects to recover M$700bn (US$36bn) this year due to efforts to crack down on corruption (which will save M$300bn), austerity (MS$200bn), and savings in acquisitions (MS$200bn).... Read More
From Latin American Security & Strategic Review
A new rule of law index (RLI) shows that some of Latin America’s largest countries – including Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia – are slipping back in the world ranking.... Read More
An amended version of the new law creating a National Guard (Guardia Nacional – GN) was approved in a 463-to-1 vote in the chamber of deputies on 28 February.... Read More
The murder of a local activist; an angry community; suspicions that politicians and officials may be complicit; a poorly managed investigation; evidence that goes missing.... Read More
One of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s key decisions at the start of his presidency was to cancel the construction of a massive new airport for Mexico City, at least partly on the grounds that the whole project was tainted by corruption.... Read More
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