XINHUA Former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto accepted bribes from the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and bribed lawmakers, Emilio Lozoya Austin, the former head of Mexico’s state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), said Tuesday, Aug. 11. Lozoya, who is in custody on corruption charges for his alleged participation in a bribery scheme, made the remarks to Mexican attorney general’s office.
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A Rectification of the Odebrecht Case
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Just in case anyone doubts that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is not a one-track-minded politician, he just proved again that they are wrong. Ever since he launched his third run for president with the 2014 foundation of his political party National Regeneration Movement (Morena), the main focus of his discourse has been to salvage
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Back to School the Broadcast Way Thirty million Mexican public education students will return to classes on Monday, Aug. 24. The one difference in their education will be that they will stay at home and “attend school” through television broadcasts. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and Public Education Secretary (SEP) Esteban Moctezuma announced the new
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Applause for Lozoya
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Curtain up, the “L” Show Is On Finally, Mexico’s Fiscal General of the Republic (FGR) ordered the start of the trial of former Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) Director Emilio Lozoya Austin on two separate charges. The charges will be dealt with in separate hearings. On Tuesday, July 28, Federal Judge José Artemio Zúñiga Mendoza opened the first of
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Jiménez Espriú Resigns After accepting the resignation of Communications and Transportation Secretary (SCT) Javier Jiménez Espriú, Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced this week that the new secretary will be Jorge Arganis Díaz Leal. Jiménez Espriú turned in his resignation last week after AMLO announced that all customs houses were going to be managed by
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Deputies to Vote on INE Councilors What is going to happen today, Wednesday, July 22, at Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies is anybody’s guess. Last week, a Technical Evaluation Committee selected 20 pre-candidates, out of long list of over 360, to compete for the Chamber of Deputies vote on the final four, who will become councilors at the
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pandemic Politicizing Contrary to what is happening in the United States, where the White House is downsizing the extent of covid-19 and the disparaging the image of the country’s coronavirus czar, Anthony Faucet, here in Mexico, President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Tuesday, July 14, reiterated his support Health Undersecretary and chief epidemiologist Hugo Lopez-Gatell. AMLO’s
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By RICARDO CASTILLO No Changes in Energy Laws After U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau, echoing both U.S. and European energy investors, voiced concern over changes in Mexican energy regulations, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denied that there had been any changes and vowed to respect all contracts from the previous administration. Landau also said that this was “not a
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