Mexico reports 2.5 billion pesos in annual pension savings

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Mexico's government reported annual savings of 2.5 billion pesos from irregular “golden pensions” during President Claudia Sheinbaum's morning press conference on Sept. 22, according to Tráfico ZMG. The Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Government, led by Raquel Buenrostro, also described cross-checking databases to sanction doctors who issue unjustified medical leave.

Tráfico ZMG reported that the briefing also covered preparations for Hurricane Polo, whose increasing intensity prompted a warning to residents along Mexico's Pacific coast. Officials said forecasts did not call for a direct landfall but that authorities would maintain continuous monitoring. Sheinbaum's cabinet also discussed oversight of Pemex to combat fuel theft, known in Mexico as huachicol, and investigations into derailments affecting the national rail system.

The president defended the viability of a desalination plant in Baja California, where construction was scheduled to begin that week, and backed an initiative requiring Mexican-born nationality for people seeking to govern the country. The source said the measure was presented as a protection for national sovereignty. The briefing was held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, and included other anti-corruption, disaster-prevention and infrastructure updates.