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Leonardo Curzio en Fórmula I Miércoles 08 de abril 2026

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Mexico's new Foreign Secretary Velasco confirms 14 Mexicans have died in the US and calls it unacceptable, pledging legal action within the bilateral framework.

1. Leonardo Curzio en Fórmula, broadcast April 8, 2026, covers a dense range of Mexican domestic policy and international news stories. 2. Host Leonardo Curzio leads with correspondents and expert guests including economist Janet Quiroz, former Tourism Secretary Enrique de la Madrid, energy analyst Víctor Ramírez, and urban architect Jorge Gamboa de Buen. 3. The episode's through-line is a consistent picture of Mexico's economic underperformance: weak employment, falling consumer confidence, and dependent energy policy. 4. Israel launched attacks on Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement mediated by Pakistan; Netanyahu described the truce as 'a pause' and Trump called the strikes 'a skirmish,' in Curzio's framing contradicting the ceasefire terms. 5. US Vice President JD Vance is to lead a delegation to Islamabad on Saturday alongside Kushner and Witkov to try to salvage the ceasefire, but Curzio argues Israel has put everything at risk. 6. Newly ratified Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco confirmed 14 Mexican nationals have died in the United States, calling the situation 'inaceptable' and pledging action through bilateral and human rights channels. 7. Velasco stated the T-MEC review is the primary diplomatic priority, alongside an upcoming presidential visit to Brazil, coordination with Guatemala on the southern border, and the EU Global Agreement modernization. 8. Mexico is officially supporting former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to become the first female UN Secretary General, with backing from both Mexico and Brazil. 9. Velasco addressed the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, acknowledging cooperation would continue but arguing the committee overstepped its mandate by redefining the concept of forced disappearance. 10. The Attorney General confirmed that excessive speed caused the December 28 Interoceanic Train derailment that killed 14 people; victims signed compensatory agreements and criminal proceedings were extinguished. 11. IMSS reported only 259,000 new affiliated jobs in the last 12 months against a need of at least 800,000, and 4,000 employers have deregistered from IMSS — signaling firm closures or movement to informality. 12. Janet Quiroz of Monex projected March inflation at 0.9% monthly — well above target for a third straight month — and forecast the Banxico terminal rate at 6.50% with the next cut expected in June. 13. President Sheinbaum announced a scientific commission will evaluate fracking within two months to potentially authorize unconventional gas production; Mexico currently imports about 75% of its gas from the United States. 14. Enrique de la Madrid argued the same shale formation that made Texas a gas exporter extends beneath Mexican territory, and the fracking ban was an ideological rather than scientific decision. 15. Energy analyst Víctor Ramírez cautioned that fracking requires developing hundreds to thousands of wells — a production model Pemex has no experience with — and that the key unresolved question is whether Mexico can produce at competitive prices. 16. Ramírez noted that approximately 60% of Mexico's electricity is generated with natural gas, almost entirely imported, and increasing domestic gas production without capping total consumption would worsen Mexico's carbon footprint. 17. Urban architect Jorge Gamboa de Buen estimated Mexico City's daily trips have grown from 34.7 million in 2017 to approximately 40 million, while the metro carries fewer than 2.5 million — and no new metro line has been built in years. 18. The episode combines studio interviews with live correspondent reports, alternating between hard policy analysis and urban-planning commentary in a rapid-fire format. 19. Listeners interested in Mexican economic policy, energy transition debates, and urban infrastructure will find multiple substantive expert interviews in a single episode. 20. Listeners seeking focused investigative depth on a single topic will find the rapid context-switching between Israel, gas policy, inflation, and transit unsatisfying.

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