Mexican bishops have recently expressed their discontent with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, pointing out that he never listened to them or accepted their proposals. In a private meeting with legislators from Morena, PT, and Verde, the country's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, asserted that the opposition, the Court, and the media have not succeeded in overcoming the current government.
In other news, businessman Carlos Slim announced that insurers will pay 40 billion pesos for the damages caused by hurricanes John and Otis in Acapulco, and he is confident that the city will be fully recovered by next year. On the other hand, federal authorities have succeeded in arresting La Garza, leader of Los Ardillos in Guerrero, and the mastermind behind the attack on a bar in Cuautitlán Izcalli.
Meanwhile, Canada has requested Mexico to form a team in response to threats from outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, proposing a binational coordination to avoid separate reviews. For its part, Moody's has changed the outlook for Mexico's sovereign rating to negative due to an expansion of the deficit to more than 5% of GDP.
In summary, the most relevant news from this Friday, November 15, 2024, in the main national newspapers includes bishops' discontent with the president, insurance payments for natural disasters, arrests in organized crime, calls for international cooperation, and changes in the country's credit ratings.
