Day 674 — Sheinbaum's Approval Jumps to 57% as Inflation Cools to Near Six-Year Low

On August 6, 2026 (Day 674, Thursday), Bloomberg News published new AtlasIntel LatAm Pulse polling showing President Sheinbaum's approval rating rising to 57%, an 8-point jump from the prior month's survey. The rebound followed a rocky summer stretch in which her approval had dipped below 50% for the first time in early July amid concerns over falling purchasing power and rising prices. Pollsters and analysts linked the improvement to two factors: annual headline inflation falling for four consecutive months — from 4.6% in March to 3.12% in July, the lowest level since May 2020 and back inside Banxico's target range — and Sheinbaum's increasingly vocal pushback against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, including sharpened criticism of ICE following the July 7 killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. The rebound reversed months of erosion in her approval that had been driven by the Q1 2026 GDP contraction, the CIA-Chihuahua sovereignty controversy, and broader economic anxiety.