Pablo Monroy Back in Mexico/Inflation Increase

Pablo Monroy Back in Mexico. After leaving Lima, Peru, the former Mexican Ambassador attended the morning conference to share his experience on the political crisis in the Andean country.

President López Obrador assured that it is a “pride stamp” that the Peruvian government declared Ambassador Pablo Monroy persona “non grata” for defending the basic principles of Mexican foreign policy. Ambassador Monroy pointed out that goals like ensuring the safety and security of Mexicans living in Peru and honoring the long tradition of offering asylum to the family of the former president of Peru were complied with. 

In response to what the Peruvian government considers as political interference from Mexican authorities, this Tuesday the Peruvian government declared Pablo Monroy as persona non grata and gave him 72 hours to leave the country. 

Inflation Increased Along Minimum Wage. President López Obrador recognized an increase in inflation in December. Nonetheless, he pointed out that his administration has increased the minimum wage by 62 percent in real terms. Moreover, he clarified that the increasing inflation is a global phenomenon that did not start in Mexico and that accelerated due to the crisis arising from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. 

Last Thursday, INEGI published that, during the first two weeks of December, inflation in the country reached 7.7 percent, more than the 7.46 percent reported during the second two weeks of November. 

López Obrador said his government is taking measures to slow down inflation, like the subsidy to gas and diesel prices. Moreover, he mentioned that during his administration, there has been a 62 percent increase of the minimum wage and that next year an additional 20 percent increase will be implemented to reach 90 percent of acquisition power. 

Yasmín Esquivel Case. President López Obrador said that the competent authority will be the one to decide if Supreme Court Minister Yasmín Esquivel Mossa is guilty of plagiarism in her thesis degree or not. 

UNAM’s School of Graduate Studies announced that it will carry out an analysis on the graduate thesis of the Minister of the Supreme Court accused of plagiarism. Esquivel Mossa is one of the three candidates that López Obrador proposed for the position and is aspiring to chair the SCJN.