Day 696 — Sheinbaum Says Economy 'Doing Well Despite Tariffs,' Cites 51% Drop in Daily Homicides Ahead of Second Report

On August 28, 2026 (Day 696, Friday), four days before her Second Government Report, President Sheinbaum said Mexico's economy is going "muy bien" despite U.S. tariffs having hit automobile exports, pointing to Plan México and the Polos de Desarrollo para el Bienestar investment incentives as buffers, and declared herself "very optimistic" about the economy, security and living standards: "México va mejor, México va bien." On security, the government reported the daily average of homicides has fallen 51% since the start of her administration — from 86.9 per day in September 2024 to 42.5 per day in July 2026. She also proposed restricting cellphone use in classrooms, saying neither students nor teachers should use digital devices during school hours, citing psychomotor-skill development and pointing to other countries reverting to pencil-and-paper methods.