Mexico Senate OKs Security Bills Modeled on Sheinbaum's Approach
Reducing stubbornly high levels of violent crime in Latin America's No. 2 economy is a key priority of the nine-month-old government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch, a former capital police chief when Sheinbaum was Mexico City mayor, and the president have said they aim to replicate their previous approach nationwide.
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