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President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that in approximately two months a telephone alert system will be ready to notify the population about meteorological phenomena. The measure is part of the preventive actions against the intense rains that the El Niño phenomenon will bring.

“The objective is that in two months or so we will have the telephone alert ready so that all people, all Mexicans, can be informed,” he stated during the morning conference.

The system is developed in coordination with the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency, the National Civil Protection Coordination and the National Meteorological Service.

Risks of the climate phenomenon

Fabián Vázquez Romaña, coordinator of the SMN, explained that El Niño—an interaction between atmospheric and oceanic temperatures that repeats every two to seven years—has a 63% probability of being very intense. The highest peak is expected to occur in December of this year and continue until 2025.

The consequences include heavier rain in the north of the country towards the end of the year, a greater probability of intense cyclones and possible drought in the center during the next year. “Whether the cyclones are going to reach the coast or not, we cannot know until a few days before,” he warned.

Actions in territory

Laura Velázquez, head of Civil Protection, explained that Command Posts are installed in the 17 coastal states. So far there are 11 formed; the rest will be completed next week. In addition, river and dam desilting, channel opening and barrier placement are carried out.

The agency maintains updated maps, monitors shelters and deploys teams throughout the country to serve the population. Coordination includes the 32 states, legal and expanded cabinets, and the National Water Commission.

The SCJN reviews the decree that protects Frida Kahlo

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) will analyze the legality of the 1984 presidential decree that prevents the definitive export of works by Frida Kahlo. The plenary session admitted an injunction from the Ve por Más bank, owner of the oil painting Self-portrait with medallion, painted in 1948. The dispute pits the protection of cultural heritage against the right of private property.

Magistrate Giovanni Azael Figueroa promoted the case to establish whether the restrictions exceed the powers of the Executive. The Court will determine if the decree is constitutional.

Background: the Gelman collection

The review occurs in the midst of the debate over the Gelman collection, which includes 11 works by Kahlo loaned to Banco Santander. The Court’s resolution will set limits for future disputes over cultural property.

The ruling will be key to defining to what extent the State can intervene in the ownership of works considered national heritage.

Strategic alliance for labor rights

The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the National Fund for Workers’ Consumption (Fonacot) signed a collaboration agreement that updates their exchange of information and services. The objective: respond to the current operational, technological and regulatory needs of both agencies.

The agreement was signed by Wendolyne Retana Alarcón, general director of Fonacot, and Luisa Obrador Garrido Cuesta, director of Incorporation and Collection of the IMSS. It will be valid until September 30, 2030, with the possibility of extending it for two more years.

The relationship between both institutions dates back to 2007. Since then they have maintained a constant flow of data to facilitate procedures and guarantee better credit and social security conditions for working people.

With this update, the aim is to streamline processes, reduce response times and strengthen the protection of the rights of the country’s formal workers.