Overview

• In her morning briefing, President Sheinbaum urged Morena officials to ground themselves in the principle of “austeridad republicana” to curb lavish spending
• She invoked Benito Juárez’s ethos of humility and held up Carlos Slim as a model of wealth paired with modest living
• Sheinbaum warned that citizens will judge any public servant who departs from republican austerity values
• Lawmakers have drafted constitutional reforms to cap Supreme Court ministers’ salaries below the presidential pay scale
• The proposed changes would strip justices of nonessential privileges such as official vehicles and special allowances