{"id":19537,"date":"2026-07-24T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-jul-17-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T21:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:38:54","slug":"mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-jul-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/es\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-jul-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MI\u2019s Mexico Foreign Press Chatter \u2013 Jul. 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foreign coverage on Mexico<\/strong><\/h3>

Summer must really be here if the arrival of burrito bowls in Mexico was the story that got the widest foreign press coverage this week. \u201cWill Mexicans bite?\u201d asked Reuters following the opening of US chain Chipotle\u2019s first restaurant in the country, in Monterrey, on Thursday \u2013 and will the salsas be hot enough? \u201cSpice is a sensitive topic,\u201d noted the outlet, particularly after CDMX locals have complained of milder salsas since the influx of foreigners (Chipotle and partner Alsea plan to expand to Mexico City next year). The Guardian reported on both excitement and mockery on social media about the restaurant\u2019s arrival, recalling Taco Bell\u2019s failed attempts to open in Mexico years ago \u2013 and Carlos Monsiv\u00e1is saying it was like \u201cbringing ice to the Arctic.\u201d<\/p>

AP covered the Mexican government\u2019s response to the deadly ICE shooting of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo; the government has formally requested that the US conduct criminal investigations into the deaths of Mexican citizens in ICE custody or during raids (17 have died since Trump returned to office). The New York Times reported on how locals are mourning the death of Salgado, who was killed in Magnolia Park \u2014 \u201ca center of Mexican American life in Houston for generations.\u201d<\/p>

In business news, Bloomberg reported on Carlos Slim\u2019s Grupo Carso\u2019s acquisition of TotalEnergies\u2019 30% stake in an offshore oil field, extending the magnate\u2019s \u201choldings of the bits and pieces of Mexico\u2019s oil and gas sector that aren\u2019t under state control,\u201d and also on Apollo Global Management looking to deploy up to $20 billion on \u201cpotential financing of infrastructure projects and other debt deals\u201d in Mexico. Reuters covered remarks made by USTR Jamieson Greer about the USMCA, in which he described Mexico as \u201cquite pragmatic\u201d but flagged the US trade deficit with Mexico as \u201ca challenge\u2026 a problem.\u201d<\/p>

Bloomberg also reported on the arrest of Ernesto Ruffo, a former PAN governor of Baja California, on suspected involvement in fuel smuggling, which \u201ccould contribute to a simmering political controversy\u201d in the state as current Governor Marina del Pilar \u00c1vila (Morena) faces scrutiny over leaked audio in which she allegedly asks to collaborate with the FBI on security matters.<\/p>

Claudia Sheinbaum was again the subject of a lengthy and broadly sympathetic profile this week, this time in Al Jazeera. This piece goes deeper into her personal history, her formative experiences in protests, and her political evolution, quoting analyst Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera: \u201cShe has been very savvy, and scientists are not very savvy in politics, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>

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

In CrashOut, Ioan Grillo covered the torture and murder of Guerrero journalist and activist Alex Serna \u2014 the third Mexican journalist killed in under a month \u2014 who was known for exposing environmental destruction and political corruption. The Mexico Political Economist covered the Mexican government\u2019s move away from the \u201ctepid diplomatic notes\u201d of the past as it promises \u201cmore forceful legal measures\u201d in reaction to the deaths of Mexican citizens in ICE custody or during raids, noting the timing could also be self-defence in the face of escalating US pressure on Morena politicians. And Miranda Intelligence\u2019s daily Substack covered key developments in energy, fintech, public affairs and politics in Mexico.<\/p>