Politics · Mexico · 2 hrs ago
Sheinbaum and Chihuahua governor acknowledge tense meeting
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she and Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos raised their voices during a private meeting.
The dispute followed the participation of CIA agents in a Chihuahua operation, which led Sheinbaum to accuse state authorities of allowing foreign agents to take part.
Campos reportedly told Sheinbaum that former state prosecutor César Jáuregui was corrupt and owned casinos.
Sheinbaum urged Campos to file formal complaints about the alleged wrongdoing.
Campos said the prosecutor, not her, was responsible for the agents’ participation, and also raised allegations against Morena leader Adriana Montiel; Sheinbaum asked her to provide evidence.
Sheinbaum said future dealings would be institutional between the two governments, while both women denied making a pact and the allegations are part of a judicial process in Chihuahua.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos acknowledged that they raised their voices during a private meeting.
Campos had complained about Sheinbaum’s accusation of treason after CIA agents took part in an operation in Chihuahua.
Sheinbaum said Campos told her that former state prosecutor César Jáuregui was involved in corruption and had casinos.
Sheinbaum said she urged Campos to file complaints, and Campos later met with federal prosecutor Ernestina Godoy.
The two officials denied making a pact, according to El Financiero.
- Who
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos.
- What
- They acknowledged a tense meeting in which they raised their voices and discussed CIA agents’ participation in an operation in Chihuahua, among other matters.
- When
- The meeting was on September 19. Their accounts were reported on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- At the airport in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
- Why
- Campos wanted a private meeting and complained about Sheinbaum’s accusation of treason over the participation of foreign agents in an operation in Chihuahua.
Claudia Sheinbaum
María Eugenia Campos
Accusation of treason
Claudia Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum said she had discussed the participation of foreign agents in an operation in Chihuahua, and denied accusing Campos over complications in relations with the United States.
María Eugenia Campos
Campos complained that Sheinbaum had accused her of treason.
Responsibility for agents’ participation
Claudia Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum said Campos told her, “it wasn’t me, it was the prosecutor.
María Eugenia Campos
Campos said the former prosecutor was responsible for the agents’ entry to participate in the state operation.
Sheinbaum and Campos held a private meeting at the airport in Ciudad Juárez.
Campos met with federal prosecutor Ernestina Godoy after Sheinbaum suggested she bring forward information about alleged irregularities involving former prosecutor César Jáuregui.
Sheinbaum and Campos’s accounts of their tense meeting were reported.
- Meeting date
- September 19
- Meeting place
- Airport in Ciudad Juárez
- Meeting duration
- 8 to 10 minutes, according to Campos
- Former prosecutor
- César Jáuregui
- Federal prosecutor
- Ernestina Godoy
- Reported date
- October 23, 2026
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What people are saying
She started the conversation by reproaching me; at some point, we raised our voices, yes, both of us.
It wasn’t me, it was the prosecutor.
She answered me very defensively, said that I was the one involved. The conversation was very intense.