Ernestina Godoy as country's new attorney general

Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday selected Ernestina Godoy, a longtime legal adviser to President Claudia Sheinbaum, as the country’s next attorney general. The appointment came after Alejandro Gertz Manero stepped down last Friday. Godoy had been filling in on an interim basis since then. Prior to that, Godoy had served as Sheinbaum’s legal adviser since she took power in October 2024. She was also Mexico City prosecutor when Sheinbaum was mayor.