Overview

• Claudia Sheinbaum became the first woman to give the Grito from Palacio Nacional, with an all‑female military escort delivering the flag and an estimated 280,000 attendees reported with saldo blanco in Mexico City.
• At her first presidential parade, Sheinbaum emphasized national sovereignty and referenced a proposed constitutional change intended to block foreign intervention in Mexico’s affairs.
• Navy Secretary Raymundo Pedro Morales said the service confronted internal wrongdoing, declaring “fuimos nosotros quienes dimos el golpe de timón,” following recent arrests tied to a fuel‑contraband network involving high‑ranking officers.
• Coverage noted ongoing tension around the ‘huachicol fiscal’ case, which has seen at least nine marines and customs officials detained and reports of additional senior figures under scrutiny.
• Security disparities shaped local festivities, with cancellations in municipalities of Michoacán and Veracruz and curtailed events in Sinaloa, as Morelia survivors marked the 2008 grenade attacks and many other cities reported orderly celebrations and parades.