Overview
- Mexico’s Senate accepted Alejandro Gertz Manero’s resignation on Nov. 27 and, by the legal succession mechanism triggered by his final internal appointment, Ernestina Godoy is serving as interim attorney general.
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch reported 932 arrests, nearly 23 tons of drugs seized, 924 firearms secured and 17 meth labs dismantled in Michoacán since Oct. 2024, with 12,514 forces deployed and expectations of tighter casework with the interim FGR.
- La Libertad Avanza counts 94 deputies after the moves of Alejandro Bongiovanni, Verónica Razzini and Lorena Petrovich, while Unión por la Patria is down to 97–98 after Javier Noguera’s departure, leaving the first-minority designation unsettled.
- Catamarca governor Raúl Jalil is weighing forming a separate bloc with four deputies, a decision reported as possible as soon as Monday that could cost Unión por la Patria its first-minority status.
- Córdoba’s 2026 budget outlines heavy maturities through 2027 and authorizes new borrowing—up to $2.59 billion—to manage dollar- and peso-denominated debts, while Sonora officials told farmers early-December payments are set and proposed crop reconversion to higher-value, lower-water uses.