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The federal government has proposed a 2027 budget of just over 10.6 trillion pesos (US $627.8 billion), an increase of around 1% in real terms compared to the expenditure approved for this year. Finance Minister Édgar Amador Zamora submitted the proposed 2027 economic package to Congress on Tuesday night. Congress — which is dominated by the ruling Morena party — will vote on the proposal later this year. Raising tax revenue has been a priority of the Finance Ministry, yet the projected 2027 haul of 15.4% of GDP still trails the 2024 figure of 18.3% — and falls well short of the OECD average of 34.1%. (Graciela López/Cuartoscuro) In a speech in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday night, Amador said that “public spending in 2027 will continue to be focused on improving the well-being of families and strengthening economic growth.” He also said that “public resources must be at the service of the people and the development of the country.” In addition to outlin...

Money trumps tradition in professional sports, at least where the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is concerned. That was the takeaway from the recent report by Spanish-language tennis journalist Iván Aguilar that the ATP 500 Series event in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) will go away in 2028 to make way for a new Masters 1000 Series event in Saudi Arabia.  Acapulco has been a mainstay on the ATP Tour since 2001, hosting the most consequential tennis tournament in Mexico and a marquee event in Latin America. The long-running competition has always drawn top-tier talent. Legendary Spanish player Rafael Nadal, for example, was a four-time champion at the Mexican Open in Acapulco. So its loss to the tour, if confirmed by the ATP, will be deeply felt. 🚨🚨🚨ACAPULCO Y LOS CABOS FUERA DEL CALENDARIO ATP🚨🚨🚨 ¡Mexico se quedará sin torneos ATP para 2028! Los árabes han comprado la licencia del Abierto Mexicano de Tenis. El Abierto de Los Cabos pasará a ser un Challenger 1...

Mexico and the United States are currently carrying out an anti-drone operation at the border between Baja California and California, according to the Mexican Ministry of National Defense (Defensa). Criminal groups use drones near the Mexico-U.S. border to assist their illicit activities, including the smuggling of people and drugs into the United States. In a statement issued on Monday, Defensa said that the Águila Alta (High Eagle) “binational anti-drone operation” is taking place in the border region between Tijuana, Baja California, and San Diego, California. The ministry said that the Aug. 31-Sept. 21 operation is occurring “within the framework of the Mexico-United States Bilateral Implementation Group” — a security group established a year ago — and that it is related to “concurrent (mirror) operations that the Armed Forces of both countries and U.S. law enforcement agencies are carrying out through simultaneous reconnaissance along the common b...

At least 10 people were killed and 82 wounded after an unknown quantity of fireworks detonated during a celebration for a patron saint in the town of Santa María Canchesdá, in the municipality of Temascalcingo, México state.   Local authorities said the explosion occurred at around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night in the vicinity of the Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Our Lady of Light) church. Temascalcingo, a municipality of 66,000 residents, is located around 160 kilometers northwest of Mexico City. The state Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether the effigy or another flaming projectile ignited the additional fireworks. (Crisanta Espinosa Aguilar/Cuartoscuro) Videos shared online show festival attendees carrying a straw bull, with fireworks shooting from the effigy. Shortly after, additional fireworks being stored next to the church ignited, which caused a roof and a nearby wall to collapse, burying several people in the rubble. “It is with profound sorrow that I receive...

The Baja California Sur State Civil Protection Council suspended school activities on Monday in the municipalities of La Paz, Los Cabos and Comondú due to forecasts of intense rain and wind, as well as potential impacts from rising streams and flooding.   Meanwhile, school activities in Loreto and Mulegé will continue with no disruptions.    The decision applies to all levels of education — both public and private — as well as to morning and afternoon schedules. State authorities indicated that the move is preventive and aims to reduce risks during the commutes of students, teachers, school staff and families. According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN) of the National Water Commission (Conagua), the continued rainfall in central and southern Baja California Sur following the passage of Hurricane Marie is caused by the Mexican monsoon, which is bringing heavy to very heavy rains through Tuesday.   As part of its preventative measures, the Los Cabos City Council has open...

The week of Aug. 31, President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered her second annual government report, reflecting on the state of the nation as her second year in office draws to a close. She touted falling homicides and a stable economy, only to face a pointed rebuttal from opposition leaders who accused her administration of manipulating crime statistics and shielding officials tied to drug trafficking. Mexico continues to grapple with security challenges on a variety of fronts, a fact underscored by a car bomb in Zacatecas Sunday night — the state’s third such attack in four days. But Mexico’s security forces remain active and on Monday claimed a high-profile target: Soldiers and marines killed Luis Enrique Barragán , alias “R5,” the accused leader of extortion against Michoacán’s avocado growers, in a shootout in Tocumbo. Trade friction with Washington ran through much of the week. A dispute over cheese naming rights is complicating already-strained talks...