{"id":19268,"date":"2026-05-29T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-may-22-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T21:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:34:51","slug":"mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-may-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/es\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-may-22-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"MI\u2019s Mexico Foreign Press Chatter \u2013 May 22, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top stories on Mexico<\/strong><\/h4>

Grecia Quiroz \u2014 the widow of Carlos Manzo who took over as mayor of Uruapan after his assassination in November \u2014 was the subject of a profile in the LA Times this week. The piece includes vivid descriptions of Manzo\u2019s hands-on crime-fighting approach (Quiroz says it felt like being married to a superhero) and portrays Quiroz as dedicated to carrying on his legacy, though she governs with a \u201cquieter style\u201d. The article takes a light touch in covering the controversies surrounding some of Manzo\u2019s policies and mentions his admiration of Michoac\u00e1n\u2019s autodefensas \u2014 but not the fact that some of them morphed into organised crime groups themselves. However, the frustration and fear felt by citizens who have suffered violence for decades is palpable, which is giving Manzo\u2019s Movimiento del Sombrero momentum. Manzo was ambitious, dreaming of one day reaching the presidency; it seems his widow, who is considering a gubernatorial run in 2027, also has higher aspirations.<\/p>

The escalating U.S. pressure on Mexico on multiple fronts continued to dominate foreign press coverage. The NYT reported on a brazen directive from an associate deputy attorney general instructing U.S. federal prosecutors to \u201ctriple\u201d indictments of Mexican officials as news broke that two of the former Sinaloa officials who were indicted earlier this month had surrendered to U.S. authorities. Reuters reported that Sheinbaum has instructed any Morena officials with links to corruption to resign, according to unnamed party sources. Good luck.<\/p>

In other security news, AP reported on the country\u2019s \u201cinvisible displacement crisis\u201d in the wake of the recent violence in rural Guerrero that has forced hundreds to flee their homes, and the LA Times\/Puente News Collaborative covered disappearances in Guadalajara \u2014 where 58 clandestine graves have been found within city limits just since January 2025 \u2014 as the city is \u201cabuzz with renovation projects\u201d in preparation for the World Cup.<\/p>

In business and economic news, Bloomberg\u2019s JP Spinetto argued that the decline in gross fixed capital formation \u2014 which peaked in July 2024 and has been falling steeply since \u2014 is the key metric (in an economy spoiled for choice) to watch in tracking Mexico\u2019s meagre growth. Spinetto attributes this decline mostly to Morena policies like the judicial reform and mixed messages from the government towards the private sector, but also notes there was a similar pattern early in AMLO\u2019s administration before investment recovered and grew again post-pandemic. The improvised cancellation of Royal Caribbean\u2019s Perfect Day gigantic beach club and water park in Mahahual \u2014 a billion dollar international investment project once touted by Sheinbaum\u2019s administration \u2014 was also covered in Bloomberg this week.<\/p>

The feverish preparations ahead of the World Cup were covered in multiple outlets. The Guardian reported on the backlash to Clara Brugada\u2019s \u201cajolotizaci\u00f3n\u201d of the capital, (another week, another foreign press ajolote story) while AP covered the rush to finish renovations at the Benito Ju\u00e1rez airport and a new advertising campaign by the Mexican Football Federation to discourage fans from homophobic chants that have become \u201can unwelcome feature at matches involving Mexico and its fervent fans for two decades\u201d.<\/p>

Blogs destacados en ingl\u00e9s sobre M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/h3>

Viri R\u00edos analysed the reactions to CDMX Mayor Clara Brugada this week, who the city\u2019s rich \u201clove to hate\u201d. R\u00edos presented polling data that shows how socioeconomic level correlates with approval of the one-time mayor of Iztapalapa borough, whom she describes as uniquely despised by upper-class chilangos (beyond political differences). R\u00edos contrasts Sheinbaum\u2019s popularity in the educated middle class; though this may say more about urbane, highly educated Sheinbaum than Brugada, who seems to have a base of support similar to AMLO\u2019s. On CrashOut, Ioan Grillo dives into the stats on overdose death reductions in the U.S. (down 38% in the most recently published data) and the multiple factors that could be driving it, including the crackdown on fentanyl traffickers in Mexico (as of April, seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border had dropped 86% since their 2023 peak). The Mexico Political Economist returned to the topic of Pemex this week and the replacement of CEO V\u00edctor Rodr\u00edguez Padilla with the CFO, Juan Carlos Carpio, noting that production and investment stagnated during Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s tenure and that the company remains a financial liability and a political hot potato for Sheinbaum\u2019s administration. And Miranda Intelligence\u2019s daily Substack covered key developments in energy, fintech, public affairs and politics in Mexico.<\/p>