Overview
- PRI leader Alejandro “Alito” Moreno urged the federal government to stop sending petroleum to Cuba and redirect those resources to domestic needs.
- Moreno argued the practice imposes a direct cost on Mexican families through high gasoline prices and labeled Cuba a dictatorship that violates human rights.
- He framed the issue as a test of foreign policy clarity ahead of a key T‑MEC renegotiation, emphasizing alignment with the United States.
- Morena senators Higinio Martínez and Manuel Huerta defended President Claudia Sheinbaum’s position, calling the sales a sovereign decision consistent with Mexico’s diplomatic tradition and 4T humanism.
- They criticized PRI and PAN for pushing to cancel the shipments, citing Mexico’s long-standing support for Cuba and opposition to the U.S. embargo, and no policy reversal has been announced.