Overview

• At a packed Zócalo anniversary event, President Claudia Sheinbaum asserted that Mexico decides its peace and security policies sovereignly and rejected any foreign intervention.
• Security officials reported a 32% decline in intentional homicides since the start of her term, with September 2025 described as the lowest monthly average since 2016, while extortion reports rose.
• Navy Secretary Raymundo Morales publicly acknowledged corruption by two port commanders tied to a large fiscal “huachicol” fraud estimated at about 600 billion pesos.
• The administration reiterated social gains, citing government figures that roughly 13.4–13.5 million people exited poverty between 2018 and 2024.
• Sheinbaum met at Palacio Nacional with former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet to discuss Latin America, welfare, and women’s leadership, joined by Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and Environment Secretary Alicia Bárcena.