Claudia Sheinbaum's Presidency: Summary and Analysis of Day 30

Plans to ensure access to fairly-priced medication, second journalist killed in less than 24 hours, Sheinbaum to attend G20 and more...this is day 30 of Sheinbaum's presidency.

Today’s mañanera began with an update from the Ministry of Health with detailed information regarding the government’s plans to ensure access to and supply of medication in the country. President Sheinbaum emphasized her administration’s priority of securing affordable access to medication. This new model will strategically utilize digital resources and tools to optimize deliveries, ensure maximum transparency, promote competition, and ensure stricter monitoring and penalties for non-compliance. The program is slated to go into effect in January 2025 and will have an annual budget of $130 billion Mexican pesos.

A second journalist has been killed during the Sheinbaum presidency, less than 24 hours after journalist, Mauricio Cruz, was killed in Uruapan, Michoacán. Patricia Ramírez González, better known as Paty Bunbury, was an entertainment journalist in Colima and was shot and killed at her place of business yesterday. The state’s Attorney General’s Office is set to investigate.

President Sheinbaum announced that she will attend the G20 summit in Brazil in November. This will be Sheinbaum’s first trip overseas since assuming the presidency and marks a departure from that of her predecessor who rarely traveled internationally during his presidency.

Following the recent weeks of violence in Sinaloa, state authorities have forbidden the use of masks, costumes, and plastic guns on Halloween night in an attempt to prevent further violence. Measures similar to this one have been previously imposed in Sinaloa, Baja California, and Sonora in recent years.

The president discussed the judicial reform and the resignation of eight of the 11 Mexican Supreme Court justices. Raúl Jiménez Vázquez, a legal expert, joined the mañanera and stated that the very nature of the Constitution must allow for the addition of reforms that reflect the social needs and demands of the country.

President Sheinbaum reiterated her administration’s commitment to providing Cuba with oil, despite Mexico’s own energy crisis. She stated that the recent shipment of 400,000 barrels is less than the daily oil production in Mexico.

The Nobel Sustainability Trust has recognized President Sheinbaum for her contributions to promoting sustainability, renewable energy, and actions to mitigate climate change during her time as the Head of Government of Mexico City. At only 30 days into the Sheinbaum administration, it’s unclear at this point what level of priority policies to further advance the clean energy transition in Mexico will have.