Mexico City bureau chief for The New York Times. I lead coverage of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Before: The NYT correspondent in Brazil.
Mexico City
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CDMX! Nos vemos el próximo miércoles por acá. Ojalá nos puedan acompañar en @polillalibreria ✨
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“Este es el caso de una muerte anunciada”, dijo @PyBorda.
El colapso de Ueno bank ha sumergido a Paraguay, un país que a veces se promueve como el nuevo Dubái, en una crisis en espiral de dinero, política e investigaciones penales.
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Dentro de los operativos armados de la CIA en México:
La CIA se alió con un fiscal de Chihuahua investigado por el FBI por presuntos nexos con el crimen organizado.
Facilitó entrenamiento y operativos con policías estatales. Recuperó la visa que le había cancelado EEUU.
La CIA buscaba crear una unidad de fuerzas especiales en Chihuahua.
End un operativo, la CIA ayudó a planear despliegues policiales. En otro, un oficial de la CIA dio cobertura con su rifle mientras policías mexicanos irrumpían en una casa de seguridad.
Con @jacknicas
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Inside the CIA’s armed operations in Mexico:
The CIA enlisted a Chihuahua state prosecutor under investigation by the FBI for his suspected cartel ties. He embedded CIA officers with state police—and got his revoked U.S. visa back.
The CIA sought to build a Mexican special forces unit in Chihuahua state
CIA officers helped plan Mexican police deployments, and provided rifle cover during one raid.
Masked Americans joined a meth-lab raid. Two CIA officers later died in a cliffside crash, exposing the mission.
With @jacknicas
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NEW for The New York Times w @aellick
How Ueno Bank and its Elon Musk wannabe came crashing down, throwing Paraguay into turmoil
“This is a tale of a death foretold,” said elder statesman Dionisio Borda. “It’s a naked fraud of the Paraguayan people.”
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Jack Nicas retweeted
“Maduro has said publicly that he has Jewish heritage… But people close to him said he had not expressed interest in Judaism until his capture.” nytimes.com/2026/11/08/nyreg… our latest with @tylerpager @Jonesieman
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“It’s a mess,” said @JohannaParaguay, an opposition lawmaker.
My latest for @nytimes on Paraguay’s rolling banking scandal:
nytimes.com/2026/11/05/world…
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It looks like every congressional district along the U.S.–Mexico border voted Democratic in this election, from San Diego to Brownsville. A remarkable political statement, especially considering how central the border has been to Donald Trump’s political rise. The very region he turned into a defining symbol of his political movement is now sending a very different message to the rest of the country.
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Buenos Aires sits at least a 10-hour plane ride away from most global capitals. And yet, once you’re here, you feel like you’re at the center of something. The city is magnetic, compelling, intoxicating.
My 36h guide:
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Breaking news: Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, whose attempts to win Mexico’s presidency helped break the ruling party’s grip on power, has died at 92.
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U.S. ramps up military campaign against drug traffickers as leaders meet in Caribbean to plan next steps w/@anniecorreal
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UPDATE: The State Department plans to issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family to allow them entry into the United States, a senior State Department official said.
NEW from @nytimes: Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the US, one day after Brazilian authorities asked him to hand over his passports, US officials say. He lost the election to Lula and is being investigated over ties to a lawyer accused of laundering more than $1 billion.
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Remarkable that Lula relied on Janones so much again in 2026. This was my story about how he helped Lula win in 2022. reuters.com/world/americas/h…
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Elections, turns out you still have to let people vote
🇧🇷Brazil runoff on @Kalshi, in one chart.
Bolsonaro traded at 80%+ for two days. In the space of about an hour this afternoon, Lula went from 20% to 70% and Bolsonaro collapsed to 31%, on the heaviest volume of the market's life.
The bottom panel tells the story: low volumes all weekend, then everything at once as results came in.
Track live on @TheTerminal
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The Trump administration is pressuring Mexico to expand its cooperation against drug cartels to give Trump a win before the midterm elections w/@jacknicas , @Abihabib, @julianbarnes, @KannoYoungs
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👉 "U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections.
The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico."
nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world… @jacknicas @Stevelfisher et al @nytimes
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🔴“EU presiona a México para conseguir una victoria en seguridad antes de las elecciones de medio término del 3 de noviembre”, publica The New York Times.
Según el diario, Washington entregó una propuesta para que personal de seguridad estadounidense acompañe operativos contra los cárteles en territorio mexicano, además de ampliar el intercambio de inteligencia.
El gobierno de México se negó a hacer comentarios, pero The New York Times destaca que la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum ha rechazado en varias ocasiones estas propuestas por considerar que vulneran la soberanía nacional.
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U.S. memo proposes American security operatives accompany anti-cartel operations inside Mexico.
Trump officials are pushing for a big security win in Mexico ahead of November's elections.
Last year, the Trump admin gave Mexico a list of security targets. Mexican forces have captured or killed most of them.
W/ @jacknicas, @EricSchmittNYT, @Abihabib, @julianbarnes and @KannoYoungs
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