Geopolitical reasons and national security concerns might lead Washington to grant Mexico the preferred trading partner status proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum. However, bilateral relations will not return to their previous state.
The 24-year TLC and eight years of the T-MEC have shaped an advantageous economic model for exporting to the world’s largest economy. This has influenced the political regime change, revitalized the Imperial Presidency, and given the model a rigidly statist hue.
Trump altered the circumstances, and nothing will be as it was before—not even with preferential treatment. Perhaps it’s time for national dialogue, as suggested by some insightful minds, to rethink growth strategies for short, medium, and long terms. Why not consider a more fitting economic model?
Morena: Only the Kicks Are Heard
The Financial Intelligence Unit, led by Pablo Gómez Álvarez, denied claims by journalist Peniley Ramírez that an investigation exists into Hacienda chief Edgar Amador Zamora’s time working under Miguel Mancera in Mexico City.
Assuming both have validity: no such investigation exists and the sources were incorrect. This could be another internal struggle within Morena, explaining whispers of differences between Luisa María Alcalde and Andrés Manuel López Beltrán in the party’s leadership. The cost of hegemony may start to show.
Tearing Apart Social Fabric in CDMX Areas?
A report in La Jornada describes how a group attacked the Milpa Alta Fiscal Investigation facilities to free an accused teenager of drug possession, detained during a narcomenudeo raid.
These incidents where communities in various CDMX neighborhoods assault law enforcement and investigators over drug-related arrests might signal a deeper issue. While protests against detentions are becoming common, this isn’t just another incident; it suggests the social fabric is dangerously unraveling in some areas.
Side Notes
Coincidentally or not, nearly eight billion liters of illegally obtained gasoline were seized by federal authorities from a property owned by former Baja California senator Gerardo Novelo Osuna and rented out for 20 years to Luis Francisco Rodríguez…
