Day 702 — Sheinbaum Confirms Dual-Nationality Candidacy Ban and General Femicide Law Formally Sent to Congress

On September 3, 2026 (Day 702, Thursday), President Sheinbaum confirmed at her mañanera from the National Palace that two of her priority reform bills had been formally sent to Congress: a constitutional reform barring dual-nationality holders from running for president, state governorships, or CDMX head of government (amending Articles 82, 116 and 122, requiring dual nationals to renounce their foreign citizenship before registering as candidates) — first previewed August 25–28 in connection with fugitive ex-Tamaulipas governor Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca — and a General Law to address Femicide, aimed at standardizing investigation criteria and sanctions across state prosecutors' offices nationwide (a bill Sheinbaum had originally signed on July 15). La Jornada reported the dual-nationality reform is expected to be approved before October. Both were part of an 11-bill priority reform package the government began previewing August 30. Sheinbaum said the remainder of her 2027 Economic Package would be sent to Congress in full the following Tuesday, September 8, and previewed that it would include traceability requirements for fuel IEPS taxes to combat oil-theft fraud, while denying any planned increase to IEPS on alcohol or tobacco; she pledged "gradual" fiscal consolidation that protects investment, health, education and welfare programs. She also met with former Colombian president Gustavo Petro, discussing his book on digital platforms' influence on elections and the global rise of the far right, and announced a forthcoming visit by a K-pop group tied to an upcoming South Korean presidential visit. Separately, she offered condolences for the September 2 killing of Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Samuel Meléndez Ochoa in Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México, and outlined new missing-persons initiatives including a national registry overhaul and a forensic human-identification plan.