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Reduction in homicides in Morelos

Marcela Figueroa, head of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, reported a 54% drop in the daily average of intentional homicides in Morelos between September 2024 and June 2026.

During President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning conference in Cuernavaca, Figueroa attributed the results to the Morelos Plan, with emphasis on inter-institutional coordination, intelligence and research.

The average went from 3.5 homicides a day to 1.6. “The even more pronounced decline is particularly noteworthy (…). To date, it is the lowest June since 2019; that is, of the last 8 years if we compare it even with last year, June 2026 presents a reduction of 43%,” he noted.

It also reported a 9% drop in the daily average of high-impact crimes. The national public security strategy maintains its application in the entity.

Benefits for the sugarcane sector in Morelos

President Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed that sugar cane producers in Morelos have received support from the federal government. During his morning conference in Cuernavaca, he highlighted the increase in the sugar export quota to the United States, which went from 250 thousand to one million tons.

“Practically all sugarcane growers had access to the Production for Wellbeing program and received other support,” said the president.

Sheinbaum indicated that this measure will give greater certainty to the price of cane and sugar in the market.

Agenda in Morelos and state support

After the conference, the president held a meeting with sugarcane producers and inaugurated a housing project in Jojutla. Then he will continue his tour in Guerrero.

Governor Margarita González Saravia welcomed Sheinbaum and recognized the coordination with the federation. He reiterated his administration’s commitment to promoting development, including agricultural strengthening.

The federal government thus maintains its support for the sugarcane sector, combining social programs with access to international markets.

Meeting at the National Palace

At the National Palace, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo received the United States trade representative, Jamieson Greer, this Thursday. The meeting lasted an hour and a half.

According to Sheinbaum, they made progress in the review of the T-MEC and in bilateral agreements. “At the National Palace, we met with the United States trade representative, Jamieson Greer; we advanced in the review of the T-MEC and bilateral agreements for the benefit of both peoples,” he wrote on social networks.

For Mexico, the Secretaries of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, attended; of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco; Undersecretary Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez; the coordinator Julio Berdegué; and the coordinator Altagracia Gómez. The U.S. delegation included Deputy Representative Jeff Goettman, Ambassador Ronald Johnson, Chief Negotiator Julie Callahan and Chief of Staff Sam Mulopulos.

Sheinbaum stated in his morning conference that his government has done “everything humanly possible” so that Mexico faces the trade review in the best conditions. He added that they will continue to defend national interests against unilateral decisions by Washington.

“We don’t know exactly what the United States is going to do; what we do is our best work to find the best conditions for our country,” he said.

He recalled that the United States unilaterally imposed tariffs on various countries and that a new round is approaching under Section 301. Therefore, Mexico remains attentive.

The president also rejected statements from US legislators about an alleged failure to deliver water. He described that statement as false.

The meeting is part of the T-MEC negotiation rounds, in a complex trade context due to Washington’s protectionist measures.