Overview
- The FIFA gala took place at the Castillo de Chapultepec on June 10, and President Claudia Sheinbaum said FIFA paid more than one million pesos to rent the venue.
- Sheinbaum says she entered only to read a short welcome message on behalf of Mexico and then left the event without staying for the dinner.
- The Museo Nacional de Historia’s public rules state the Castillo is reserved for cultural, academic or scientific events and that social or commercial events are not permitted.
- The Secretariat of Culture has not publicly explained under what administrative figure or authorization the museum was made available to FIFA, leaving key procedural questions unanswered.
- The private gala drew hundreds of international guests and high-level figures, which has intensified public debate about use of national heritage sites and could prompt administrative review or policy clarifications.