Mexico - June 2026

The first article in this June edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico concerns the indictment that the US Department of Justice unsealed against four current Mexican officials, including a state governor and federal senator, and six former officials on 29 April. The indictment marked a turning point in US President Donald Trump’s campaign against Mexican drug cartels, from targeting cartels’ main criminal actors and financial networks to the politicians allegedly colluding with them. It also directly implicates officials from the ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena), handing President Claudia Sheinbaum a timebomb in terms of handling internal party dynamics. The apparent lack of forewarning from the US has also struck a nerve amid heightened tensions over US involvement in Mexican security issues.

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