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Proposal and reactions

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s initiative to create the General Law to Prevent, Investigate and Punish Femicide generated divided positions in the Senate. Morena will seek to rule it as a priority at the beginning of the next period in September, while the PRI and the PAN expressed reservations.

PRI: the problem is impunity

PRI senator Carolina Viggiano Austria maintained that feminicide cannot be resolved with new laws or increased penalties. “You can put 100 years or 70 years in prison, but if you never manage to investigate or sentence those responsible, what you put is simply propaganda,” he said.

He pointed out that the real reform is in the local prosecutor’s offices: insufficient, poorly paid and unprepared public ministries. He proposed strengthening research, technology and specialized personnel capacities with a gender perspective.

PAN: in-depth review

Mayuli Latifa Martínez, vice coordinator of the PAN, asked to read the initiative before setting a position. “This heinous crime against women should unify us,” she said. But he warned that it is not enough to create standards: prevention and protection actions are required.

He highlighted that before feminicide there is a chain of attacks—familial, psychological, economic—that many victims do not report due to lack of prompt justice and economic dependence. He demanded a detailed analysis of the obligations for the states.

Morena: approval required

Morenoist Verónica Camino Farjat celebrated that the proposal reached the Senate first. He explained that there are currently differences between states in the classification and sanctions of feminicide, which benefits perpetrators in cases that cross borders. “What we are looking for is that the same classification exists in all states,” he indicated.

Camino Farjat announced that the commissions could begin the analysis immediately, even before the regular period, to have the opinion ready in the first week of September. The Morena bench considers the initiative a priority to protect women’s rights.

The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) reported that in recent days, naval personnel located and disabled two clandestine laboratories in Michoacán and Nayarit. In the operations, 11 reactors of approximately 30 thousand liters were seized, as well as 2.5 tons of chemical precursors and specialized infrastructure for the production of illicit substances.

Details of the operation

According to a statement from the agency, both facilities had a production capacity of more than 17.5 tons per month. The estimated value in the illicit market reaches 412 million dollars. Semar stated that this seizure represents resources that stopped strengthening financial structures of criminal organizations.

The laboratories were identified through naval intelligence work, aerial and ground surveillance, operational reconnaissance and coordinated actions between security authorities.

Semar highlighted that under the current administration it has located and disabled a total of 75 clandestine laboratories. This is equivalent to an economic impact for organized crime of 20 thousand 186 million 608 thousand 766 Mexican pesos.

The agency assured that it will continue with these tasks as part of the National Security Strategy. Just on July 14, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, reported that from October to June the Security Cabinet has dismantled 2,627 clandestine laboratories and methamphetamine concentration areas. In addition, it reported 498.98 tons of drugs seized, including 5 million 546 thousand fentanyl pills.

Key meeting for the T-MEC

The United States trade representative, Jamieson Greer, left the National Palace at 11:31 a.m. after an hour and a half meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum. An extensive security operation protected his departure, accompanied by Ambassador Ronald Johnson.

The meeting was attended by Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Economy; Julio Berdegué, former head of Agriculture; and Altagracia Gómez Sierra, coordinator of the Regional Economic Development Advisory Council. No official offered statements at the exit.

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

In her morning conference, the president affirmed that her government has done “everything humanly possible” so that Mexico faces the trade review in the best conditions. Sheinbaum assured that they will continue to defend national interests against unilateral decisions from 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.

The president rejected statements by US legislators about an alleged failure to deliver water. “We are complying perfectly and there is total agreement with the United States. This year we expect more rain and it will still be fulfilled; there is no problem at this moment with the issue of water,” he said.

He indicated that the meeting focused on trade issues, while security and other bilateral issues will be addressed at the coordination tables. Sheinbaum added that he will not respond to every statement made by US officials or legislators, as many correspond to other spaces for dialogue.