American companies have decided to pause announcing new investments in Mexico due to the uncertainty generated by the “Plan C” reforms, which include changes in the judiciary and the possible disappearance of autonomous bodies. “Given the current circumstances, we have decided not to announce the huge American investment planned because we are analyzing the impact on legal certainty regarding the judicial reform,” he said. Larry Rubinpresident of the American Society of Mexico.
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The United States ambassador, Ken Salazar, He returned and issued a clear and forceful warning about the risks that judicial reform in Mexico could bring to the trade relationship between the two countries. He stressed that if the reform is not handled correctly, the damage to bilateral relations could be serious and long-lasting. Although Lopez Obrador has tried to minimize the situation by declaring a “pause” in his relationship with SalazarThe ambassador made it clear that bilateral cooperation cannot be stopped.
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A few days ago it was reported from Brooklyn, New York, that the lawyer Melanie Alsworthwho works in the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section of the United States Department of Justice, joined as an attorney in the case against Ishmael The May Zambada GarciaThe document circulating among those involved requests that all future correspondence and electronic notifications in relation to this case be sent to Alsworth.
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Those in the know say that, after the vote that determined Morena’s majority in Congress, the advisors of the National Electoral Institute have not been able to smooth things over. This is due to the discussion generated by the interpretation of article 54 of the Constitution, which establishes limits on the overrepresentation of parties. On one side were the advisors who supported the project of Claudia Zavala which was intended to prevent the 4T and their allies became the qualified majority; on the other side were Guadalupe Taddei, Carla Humphrey, Norma de la Cruz, Uuc-kib Espadas, Rita Bell López, Jorge Montaño and Arturo Castillo.
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Although it was assumed that during the current six-year term the crime of hydrocarbon theft would end, the truth is that the incoming administration of Claudia Sheinbaum will have to implement a strategy to stop the so-called “huachicol”. According to figures from the National Public Security System and Pemex, during the Lopez Obrador administration the losses generated by this illicit activity exceeded 1,181 million pesos, figures that show the urgency of modifying the plan to achieve real results.
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The figures leave no room for doubt: in Metepec, the security situation is critical. Despite the efforts of the municipal president, Fernando Flores Fernandezto paint a positive picture, the data from the National Citizen Observatory tells a very different story. In the first six months of the year, vehicle theft soared by 50 percent, reaching 143 cases, and robbery of businesses increased by 25 percent, with 223 reports. Even more worrying is the 25 percent increase in rapes, with 28 reported cases, and two femicides that place the municipality among the 100 most dangerous in the country for women. These numbers expose a worrying disconnect between the reality on the streets and the official discourse. As happens in a Palace that dreams of fairy tales.