Mexico reinforces worm control to reopen border to livestock

Mexico accelerates plan with sterile flies to reopen border for meat exports.

Publicado 6 hours ago el 13 de julio a las 12:48 | 2 mins reading |217 vistas | por Sofía Ramírez

One year after the closure of the US border to the export of Mexican livestock due to the resurgence of the screwworm, the federal government is intensifying dialogue with Washington. President Claudia Sheinbaum explained this Monday that the measure is unilateral and that the priority has been to control the pest with investment in a sterile fly biofactory in Chiapas and support for ranchers in Sonora, Coahuila and Durango.

Biofactory in Chiapas and regional cooperation

Sheinbaum recalled that Mexico has already eradicated this pest in the past with the sterile insect technique. Now, the new plant in Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, will produce an improved specimen, he said:

“There is a new specimen that is produced in the United States, which Cofepris is analyzing, being able to also produce it in this plant in Chiapas… it is more efficient because it is males that are released and it has double the productivity.”

The president pointed out that the outbreak entered Central America and that Mexico collaborates with Panama, which has advanced technology. Senasica specialists will give more details.

The Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development is working with the USDA and its head, Brooke Rollins, to release sterile flies and reopen the border. Sheinbaum highlighted that the closure also harms American ranchers and has raised the price of meat:

“What do we have to do? Seek dialogue, permanent communication so that it opens as soon as possible and work to eradicate the plague.”

In addition to the biofactory, the government trains producers in sanitation and wound cleaning. Sheinbaum said that Sonora and Durango are very advanced, while Coahuila is further behind. It is planned to expand support to other states to maintain the quality of export meat.

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Wife withdraws complaint against former director of Pemex

María Felicia Jiménez granted legal forgiveness to her husband for attacks at home.

Publicado 7 minutes ago el 13 de julio a las 18:43 | 2 mins reading

The reasons behind legal forgiveness

Surprisingly, María Felicia Jiménez Lavie granted legal forgiveness to her husband, Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, former director of Pemex who was facing a trial for attacks at home.

The forgiveness was formalized through a document presented before the Control Judge, Adriana Correa Ortiz. Jiménez Lavie, an engineer of Cuban origin, expressed her desire to stop the judicial files in Morelos and Mexico City. He argued that he seeks to avoid the emotional exhaustion of his minor children and that he has achieved a genuine reconciliation.

The decision took both the Prosecutor’s Office and the defense by surprise. The evidence in the case had recently been strengthened, including a video spread on social networks that showed the physical assault that occurred last March within a subdivision of the municipality of Emiliano Zapata.

In the document, the victim indicated that continuing with the criminal investigation against her will would represent institutional revictimization, damaging the stability and dynamics of her family unit. Given this withdrawal, the judge set a hearing for this Tuesday at 8:00 a.m., in which Jiménez Lavie must formally appear to recognize his signature and ratify the writing.

If the legal procedure is completed, the former federal official would obtain his immediate release from prison to continue the process in freedom. The decision is based on the criterion of privileging the harmonious development and unity of the home.

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Sheinbaum orders criminal complaints for migrant deaths in the US

Mexican government will file criminal complaints for 17 deaths of fellow citizens in the United States.

Publicado 1 hour ago el 13 de julio a las 16:58 | 1 min reading

President Claudia Sheinbaum called on civil society, political forces and Congress to close ranks against the violation of the human rights of Mexicans in the United States.

Criminal complaints for deaths of fellow nationals

In the morning conference, the president reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will formalize criminal complaints this Monday before the Department of Justice and US state prosecutors’ offices for the death of 17 compatriots. The deaths occurred in custody or in operations of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE).

Sheinbaum explained that Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Álvarez contacted the US ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, to notify him of the international legal procedures in defense of the migrant community. The ambassador was receptive, according to the president, who clarified that the Mexican position does not seek a diplomatic conflict with its main commercial and security partner, but rather to establish a firm limit against abuses against individual guarantees.

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PAZ and Somos México formalize their registration with the INE

Leaders of PAZ and Somos México protest with criticism of the INE.

Publicado 2 hours ago el 13 de julio a las 16:31 | 2 mins reading

The National Electoral Institute (INE) took oath this Monday to the leaders of the new parties PAZ and Somos México, which obtained their registration as of July 1. During the ceremony, both representatives expressed disagreement with previous decisions of the electoral body.

Statements from the leaders

Hugo Éric Flores, Morenoist deputy and leader of PAZ, demanded that the General Council of the INE guarantee that every vote counts. He pointed out that in the previous election there were discrepancies in the counting of boxes, which affected the registration of the old PES.

“We still do not understand why the results of the election changed. Only two hundredths separate the old PES from the previous record. Five years ago 30 thousand boxes should have been counted and only 20 thousand boxes were counted and they left us on the edge of the record.”

Flores assured that the party never left and that today they return to stay: “We want institutions that guarantee that every vote of Mexicans is counted.”

Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo, leader of Somos México, claimed the INE’s instruction to change the name and color of the party due to an alleged coincidence with Fuerza por México, which has local registration. He stated that, although they are opposition, they will offer proposals.

“We are the opposition, yes, without a doubt, but we will be options, proposals and solutions. We will lay the foundations so that in 2030 we will recover our republic and our democracy. They ordered us to change our name, but we freely decided to be We are Mexico, we are pink tide, we are worthy, we are free and we are democrats for Mexico.”

Both parties seek to consolidate towards the 2027 election. The registration obtained represents a step in the recomposition of the national political map.