Claudia Sheinbaum was inaugurated as Mexico's first female president, pledging to continue her predecessor's social programs and focus on intelligence over violence in combating cartels, while also supporting abortion rights and LGBTQ initiatives

Hundreds of soldiers and National Guard officers were deployed in Michoacan to protect lime growers facing cartel extortion, providing security after many lime facilities temporarily shut down due to demands from gangs

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum barred Spain's King Felipe VI from her October 1 swearing-in ceremony over his failure to acknowledge the harm caused by Spain's conquest of Mexico, prompting Spain's Prime Minister to boycott the event

Mexico's Senate approved a controversial judicial reform, allowing voters to elect judges at all levels, including the Supreme Court, in a move pushed by President Obrador

In Sinaloa a state of emergency was decided as military personnel were attacked and roads were blocked following the recent arrests of drug lords Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambad