Politics · Mexico · 10 hrs ago
Sheinbaum says she does not instruct Mexico’s Supreme Court
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she does not instruct the Supreme Court from the executive branch.
She said the government coordinates with the court on issues but that it is an independent branch of government.
Sheinbaum also said she meets people from many sectors, not only large business owners.
Those she named included children, producers, doctors, scientists and mothers searching for missing relatives.
She said some meetings with the mothers are not made public out of consideration for them.
She defended visits to Mexico’s states, saying she listens to people and personally follows up on requests she receives.
Claudia Sheinbaum said she does not instruct Mexico’s Supreme Court.
She said the court is free to act and that she respects its autonomy.
She described coordination with the court on some issues but said she does not give it orders.
She said instructing the court would be wrong and illegal.
She made the remarks at her morning news conference at the National Palace.
- Who
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
- What
- She said she does not instruct the Supreme Court and respects its autonomy.
- When
- Friday, October 16, 2026.
- Where
- At the National Palace in Mexico City.
- Why
- She said the Supreme Court is a separate branch of government and that instructing it would be illegal.
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- President
- Claudia Sheinbaum
- Court
- Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN)
- Date
- October 16, 2026
- Venue
- National Palace
What people are saying
I do not instruct the Supreme Court in anything, nothing. They have freedom; there is coordination to discuss issues, but I never instruct the Supreme Court because it is another branch of government.
I respect the autonomy of the Court, the autonomy of the Bank of Mexico.
I do not give instructions to the Court; that would be very wrong, it would be illegal for me to give instructions to the Court, so I do not do it.