Sheinbaum and Trump talk about the T-MEC and security

Sheinbaum and Trump spoke by phone. The T-MEC remains without concrete changes, but negotiations are advancing.

Publicado 29 enero, 2026 el 29 de enero a las 15:40 | 2 mins reading |1,687 vistas | por Sofía Ramírez

The call that kept everything the same

President Claudia Sheinbaum emerged from her call with Donald Trump with a clear message: nothing new under the sun of the USMCA. The review of the trade agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada continues without specific modifications. That’s what he said at a press conference.

“In the conversation there was nothing additional, he agreed with me that we are moving forward in the general understanding we have,” he indicated.

Advances in security, stagnation in rules

What did advance, according to his story, is security cooperation. He spoke of meetings between the FGR and the Ministry of Security with their American counterparts in Washington. Regarding the trade agreement, the US approach is to strengthen the rules of origin, not only for cars.

This issue has already been raised with the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, who will travel to Washington next week. Sheinbaum stressed that there are no concrete agreements yet, but the talks are going “positively.” He said that the United States recognizes the USMCA as one of the best treaties in the world.

The automotive urgency and what was not talked about

The Mexican automotive industry was a topic both in the call with Trump and in a meeting with sector executives this Wednesday. The official objective is to avoid loss of auto parts production and support affected workers.

Work is being done to streamline customs crossings, accelerate VAT refunds and define environmental standards in advance (some expire in 2027). An intersecretary commission was also announced to monitor the sector.

Regarding Canada, Sheinbaum said that the validity of the trilateral agreement was reiterated, despite recent comments by Trump about possible Canadian influence. And there was an invitation: Trump invited her to visit the United States, without a defined date.

Finally, what was absent: the issue of shipping oil to Cuba was not addressed. Sheinbaum said that this matter has been discussed by Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Preventive detention for former director of Pemex for domestic violence

Video shows beating of the former director of Pemex to his wife in front of his daughter.

Publicado 34 minutes ago el 9 de julio a las 14:56 | 2 mins reading

The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Morelos obtained preventive detention for Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, former director of Pemex. The risk it represents for his wife, the Cuban engineer María Felicia Jiménez Lavie, was demonstrated. The attack occurred last March, at a weekend house in Club Country, municipality of Emiliano Zapata.

Details of the attack

The attack was recorded on video. In the images you can see a minor running out of the room while her father beats her mother with extreme violence. During the hearing, the defense requested house arrest, arguing that the former official is 69 years old and suffers from a malignant tumor in the prostate. However, Judge Consuelo Adriana Carrera pointed out that the principle of exceptionality applies from the age of 70. Furthermore, Rodríguez Padilla does not have a home in Morelos and represents a risk to his wife and their daughter, according to the Public Ministry of the Women’s Justice Center.

The Prosecutor’s Office reported two violent episodes. The first occurred in June 2022, three years after the couple married in Coyoacán. On that occasion, Rodríguez stuck a pen in María Felicia’s left arm. She tried to abandon him, but he threatened to denounce her for child abduction and deport her to Cuba.

The second attack occurred in March of this year, in a house in the Paraíso Country Club subdivision. It all started when María Felicia received a phone call and confronted her husband about a romantic relationship with a secretary. The former official’s response was to physically attack her. In the video projected in the courtroom you can see how he hits her in the ribs, subdues her by the hands, pulls her hair and throws her to the ground repeatedly, all in front of her daughter.

The FGE Women’s Justice Center reported that it has two investigation files against Víctor Rodríguez Padilla.

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Federal security denies operation to hide Rocha Moya

Security Cabinet denies versions of alleged protection of Rocha Moya.

Publicado 1 hour ago el 9 de julio a las 14:00 | 2 mins reading

Official denial

The federal Security Cabinet rejected versions of an alleged operation to change location and hide the governor with a license from Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya. The accusation arose after the United States requested his arrest and extradition for alleged links to the Sinaloa Cartel.

Through a clarifying letter, the institutions that make up the cabinet—Defense, Navy, FGR, National Guard and SSPC—qualified the information published on July 9 in EL UNIVERSAL as “absolutely false.”

They denied that Rocha Moya is protected by the Army in military facilities. They also rejected any action by the Government of Mexico to protect or hide people from investigations by national or foreign authorities.

“In the Government of Mexico no one is protected,” the statement highlighted.

The cabinet stressed that the zero impunity policy is applied without distinction of positions, political affiliations or personal relationships. He assured that the results are public and verifiable.

The official position seeks to clear up doubts about the case, which keeps the former Sinaloan president in its sights in the face of the extradition request from the United States.

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Minor is attacked with a machete on the beaches of Ahome

Fishermen help a minor attacked with a machete on Ahome beach.

Publicado 2 hours ago el 9 de julio a las 13:27 | 2 mins reading

A minor was attacked with a machete on Las Salinas beach, in the municipality of Higueras de Zaragoza, municipality of Ahome. Fishermen who were in the area intervened to stop the attack and transferred the injured man to the Gynecological-Pediatric Hospital No. 2 of the IMSS in Los Mochis, where he was admitted.

Attack details

Two young men on a motorcycle arrived with machetes and repeatedly attacked the minor, whose age was not specified. The intervention of the fishermen prevented the injuries from becoming more serious. Investigative elements went to the hospital to collect testimonies and data that would allow the aggressors to be identified.

The incident occurs five days after a fight with machetes during the Virgen del Refugio festivities, in the same municipality. On that occasion, several horse riders participated in the fight, some using whips. No injuries were reported, but the incident spread on social networks.

As a consequence of these acts, municipal authorities canceled the dance scheduled in honor of the Virgen del Refugio during the weekend. The participation of the so-called “macheteros” is being investigated, since the carrying of machetes outside of working hours in the countryside is prohibited.