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Mexican Political Turmoil: The Fall of Jesús Ramírez's Influence

Mexico's former presidential spokesperson, Jesús Ramírez, faces a series of exposés and loss of protection. His relationship with the government has soured, and new scandals threaten the reputation of new President Claudia Sheinbaum.


Mexican Political Turmoil: The Fall of Jesús Ramírez's Influence

Until now, Jesús Ramírez operated with armored protection: the direct personal care of the former president, now in disgrace. The second piece of news is the report that aired on Televisa, which revealed the real estate businesses of Alejandro Páez Varela, now a successful real estate entrepreneur, but who in the past presidential term was merely a pen in the service of AMLO's spokesperson. It is a question that still has no answer, but one that many are eagerly awaiting. The relationship with the President deteriorated so much that when he was denied a seat in the senate, a rupture occurred. The problem for the ruling party is that Jesús Ramírez now holds the position of coordinator of presidential advisors, on paper. These are times of distress for Jesús Ramírez, the once powerful man of the National Palace. That is why the last two years of AMLO's government were a painful agony. "We kept him at the Palace at his request, but it's time now," acknowledged a collaborator of the new team. In other words: all the complaints, allegations, and scandals that arise around his figure would also hit the government of Claudia Sheinbaum. The first is the chapter that Julio Scherer dedicated to him in his new book, where, according to an advance by Proceso, he is accused of promoting a presidential decree that would have affected the treasury by at least 27 billion pesos. The data is sensitive because it fuels his greatest fears: the former legal advisor is perhaps the first to dare to "attack" him publicly. Will they leave the former AMLO spokesperson unprotected? This move reveals that from several fronts they were "waiting" for him. Fury in Sin Embargo over Páez Varela's business with the real estate cartel in the Historic Center. Ramírez knew this would happen. This weekend he received two unsettling pieces of news. "They are going to attack me from all sides," he repeated nervously. The topic generates debate in the medical community: although there are ongoing investigations, specialists warn that there is no scientific consensus on the alleged benefits of microdosing and point out possible adverse effects. According to three different sources who worked in the National Palace during AMLO's six-year term, the last year of the term was marked by internal tensions and signs of wear that were evident within the team. His small circle of trust ended up in shreds, even with internal questioning about certain alternative practices that his environment would have explored to help him cope with the pressure. In some contemporary circles, psilocybin, a compound present in certain hallucinogenic mushrooms historically used in Mesoamerican rituals, has been mentioned again.