Overview

• In her morning press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum said there is no repression or censorship and insisted Mexico is a free, democratic country.
• She urged opponents to calm down, telling them to “hacer yoga,” and challenged them to present a concrete national project instead of accusations.
• She contrasted current conditions with PRI-era crackdowns, recalling episodes of repression and invoking the 2016 Nochixtlán case as part of that legacy.
• She cited a 2023 SinEmbargo video of Claudio X. González to criticize opposition leaders’ rhetoric against teachers and social movements.
• PRI leader Alejandro “Alito” Moreno had labeled Morena lawmakers “narcopolíticos,” called the government “terrorismo de Estado,” and vowed to oppose judicial and electoral reforms he says would enable control and persecution.