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How Latin America’s Security Landscape Is Being Transformed By Drones
Organized crime groups across Latin America are rapidly adopting cheap commercial drones, retrofitting them with explosives, surveillance equipment, and trafficking payloads to enhance their illicit operations. As cartels and guerrilla groups innovate faster than governments can respond, this technological shift is creating unprecedented security challenges, forcing regional authorities to collaborate with the US and import advanced counter-drone systems. The weaponization of unmanned aerial systems is acce
Mexico Government
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Steptoe LLP
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FinCEN Alert: BSA Compliance Implications Related To The Mexican Cartel’s Fiscal Fuel Scheme
FinCEN has issued a new alert detailing how Mexican cartels are exploiting U.S. financial institutions to smuggle fuel across the southern border, evade Mexican import taxes, and launder billions in illicit proceeds. The alert outlines red flags for financial institutions and announces new OFAC sanctions targeting key operatives in the fiscal fuel theft scheme.
Global Government
BS
Ballard Spahr LLP
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Inward/ Foreign Investment

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A Strategic Investment Gateway For Senegalese Businesses
Senegal and Mexico share strong diplomatic ties, but the real opportunity lies in transforming this relationship into tangible business ventures. Mexico's open investment regime, access to 130 million consumers, and strategic position as a gateway to North American markets present compelling opportunities for Senegalese companies in agribusiness, manufacturing, telecommunications, and logistics to expand their operations across the Americas.
Mexico International
VT
Vazquez Tercero & Zepeda
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México propone crear un nuevo régimen de revisión de inversiones extranjeras por razones de seguridad nacional
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has signed an initiative to reform the Foreign Investment Law, introducing for the first time a formal foreign investment review regime based on national security considerations. The proposal would require prior authorization from the National Foreign Investment Commission for certain acquisitions exceeding 49% ownership in strategic sectors including critical infrastructure, dual-use technologies, fundamental supplies, and sensitive information.
Mexico Commercial
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Constitutional & Administrative Law

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Disposiciones administrativas de carácter general para el registro de las personas usuarias de patrón de alto consumo de energía y la implementación de Sistemas de Gestión de la Energía
El 30 de septiembre de 2026, la Secretaría de Energía publicó nuevas disposiciones administrativas que establecen requisitos obligatorios para personas físicas y morales con alto consumo energético en México. ¿Qué implicaciones tienen estas regulaciones para las empresas que superan los umbrales de consumo de electricidad y combustibles? Las nuevas normas introducen obligaciones de registro, reporte anual y certificación de sistemas de gestión
Mexico Energy
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

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How Latin America’s Security Landscape Is Being Transformed By Drones
Organized crime groups across Latin America are rapidly adopting cheap commercial drones, retrofitting them with explosives, surveillance equipment, and trafficking payloads to enhance their illicit operations. As cartels and guerrilla groups innovate faster than governments can respond, this technological shift is creating unprecedented security challenges, forcing regional authorities to collaborate with the US and import advanced counter-drone systems. The weaponization of unmanned aerial systems is acce
Mexico Government
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Steptoe LLP
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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

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Authorized Tariff Classifications: Control And Updates
Companies registered under Mexico's Certified Companies Scheme Registry (RECE) face significant challenges in tracking authorized tariff classifications for temporary imports. The 2026 renewal resolutions issued by Mexico's Tax Administration Service now provide enhanced documentation that helps certified companies reconcile their authorized tariff classifications with actual customs operations, offering a clearer framework for compliance and identifying potential regulatory gaps.
Mexico International
EC Rubio
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Tercera modificación a la Convocatoria para la Atención de Proyectos Estratégicos de Generación y Almacenamiento de Energía Eléctrica
La Secretaría de Energía de México publicó la tercera modificación a la Convocatoria para la Atención de Proyectos Estratégicos de Generación y Almacenamiento de Energía Eléctrica, ampliando los plazos de registro. ¿Cómo afectará esta extensión a los desarrolladores de proyectos energéticos que buscan participar en el proceso de interconexión y conexión?
Mexico Energy
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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