A Million-Dollar Fuel Smuggling Scandal Exposed by US Agencies
A nationwide scandal has emerged involving million-dollar fuel smuggling by criminal organizations, uncovered through “denunciations” from US agencies. This illicit activity would not be possible without the complicity of powerful politically-backed officials.
According to journalistic reports, the Mexican government’s response has been limited to dismissing officials from the Tampico port and customs on May 3. Critics argue that this reaction fails to address the underlying issue of impunity, which could erode the perceived “moral authority” over time.
Elections Hinge on “The Leopard’s” Premise
A high-profile meeting convened powerful Morena figures, including President Claudia Sheinbaum, focusing on mobilizing all groups for the upcoming June 1 elections. Success in these judicial elections would ensure continuity and allow the Mexican government to secure party-movement structures’ support in Durango and Veracruz municipal elections.
The strategy mirrors the past’s dominant party, with the government directing all its weight towards supporting officialism’s electoral causes.
As Lampedusa wrote in “The Leopard,” “It is necessary that all change, so that everything remains the same.”
Morena’s Loyalists Launch Counteroffensive
Morena’s loyalists dismissed an earlier journalistic suggestion of direct US military involvement in Mexican PGR operations against illegal drug labs as mere disinformation. However, their over-the-top reaction to those who published the article—a historically supportive media outlet—raises questions.
Speculation arises: perhaps they lack understanding of journalistic errors, having never experienced the press’s rigors. Alternatively, they may be preemptively defending against an impending storm brewing in the north.
WHIRLING NOTES
- Senators and Representatives’ Washington Trip: Once organized, Mexican legislators plan to visit Washington to explain why the remittance tax shouldn’t pass. However, US lawmakers might have already approved President Trump’s budget by then, leaving Mexican legislators to listen to interns.
- BBVA’s Advice: Focus the economy on domestic markets. Mexico may not secure the best T-MEC renewal deal, but any agreement is preferable to none.
- Caution on Hourly Wage Proposal: Legislators should be wary of the deceptive hourly wage proposal.
- Hannah Arendt’s Warning: The ideal individual for totalitarian regimes isn’t a committed Nazi or communist but someone who cannot distinguish truth from falsehood.
