<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
    <channel>
        <title><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch - Latin America Security and Migration Reporter]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch is an economy and government reporter for Bloomberg News in Mexico City covering security and migration in Latin America.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVFGIgShQ04/maya-averbuch</link>
        <generator>RSS for Node</generator>
        <lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:16:12 GMT</lastBuildDate>
        <atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVFGIgShQ04/maya-averbuch.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
        <copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright>
        <language><![CDATA[en]]></language>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Ex-Sinaloa State Security Official Arrested in US Drug Case]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/former-sinaloa-state-security-official-arrested-in-us-drug-case</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/former-sinaloa-state-security-official-arrested-in-us-drug-case</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Van Voris]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Sheinbaum Taps Pemex CFO to Run Mexico’s Indebted Oil Giant]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/pemex-ceo-resigns-sheinbaum-names-cfo-as-new-leader</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/pemex-ceo-resigns-sheinbaum-names-cfo-as-new-leader</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[world]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Squires]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iI8w6roCyDh0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iI8w6roCyDh0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>Victor Rodriguez Padilla</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Sheinbaum Denies That CIA Agents Are Operating in Mexico]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/sheinbaum-denies-that-cia-agents-are-operating-in-mexico-mp475hgo</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/sheinbaum-denies-that-cia-agents-are-operating-in-mexico-mp475hgo</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:10:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i662xrDfXDOY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i662xrDfXDOY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Detains Cartel Head, Seizes Tigers in Fuel Theft Scandal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11/mexico-detains-cartel-head-seizes-tigers-in-fuel-theft-scandal</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11/mexico-detains-cartel-head-seizes-tigers-in-fuel-theft-scandal</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:44:38 GMT</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Una lotería ilegal se ha convertido en un dolor de cabeza para Costa Rica]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[La lotería oficial del país enfrenta a nuevos rivales online y también a versiones ilegales que llevan años vendiéndose en las calles. Organizaciones de beneficencia terminan perdiendo.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-05/costa-rica-loteria-ilegal-los-tiempos-quita-fondos-a-servicios-sociales</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-05/costa-rica-loteria-ilegal-los-tiempos-quita-fondos-a-servicios-sociales</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[world]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKiYj6wZSd38/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKiYj6wZSd38/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>A worker from Costa Rica’s Junta de Protección Social prepare the numbered balls ahead of the National Lottery draw in San José, Costa Rica, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The state-run lottery, which is broadcast on television three times a week, funds public and non-profit welfare programs and faces growing competition from illegal lotteries authorities say are often linked to money laundering.</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Illegal Lotteries Are Beating Governments at Their Own Game]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nimble new rivals are threatening official sweepstakes, and charities are losing out.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-05/illegal-lottery-boom-is-draining-funds-from-social-services-charities</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-05/illegal-lottery-boom-is-draining-funds-from-social-services-charities</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[world]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_4iE7cjwUhA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_4iE7cjwUhA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>A worker from Costa Rica’s Junta de Protección Social prepares for the draw at the national lottery in San José.</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Agriculture Minister Replaced Ahead of USMCA Trade Review]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-02/mexico-agriculture-minister-replaced-ahead-of-usmca-trade-review</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-02/mexico-agriculture-minister-replaced-ahead-of-usmca-trade-review</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:25:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iE0H80TAnXEU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iE0H80TAnXEU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>Mexican Agricultural Minister Julio Berdegue</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Arrests Cartel Boss With $5 Million US Bounty on Head]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/mexico-arrests-cartel-boss-with-5-million-us-bounty-on-his-head</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/mexico-arrests-cartel-boss-with-5-million-us-bounty-on-his-head</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:44:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZgw1cQjpcL8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZgw1cQjpcL8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>Audias Flores-Silva</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Detains Former Navy Staffer in Fuel-Smuggling Case]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/mexico-detains-former-navy-staffer-in-fuel-smuggling-case</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/mexico-detains-former-navy-staffer-in-fuel-smuggling-case</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:34:23 GMT</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Sheinbaum Waiting for US Green Light to Name Mexico’s New Envoy]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/sheinbaum-waiting-for-us-green-light-to-name-mexico-s-new-envoy</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/sheinbaum-waiting-for-us-green-light-to-name-mexico-s-new-envoy</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:53:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_GO.C_fa.mo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_GO.C_fa.mo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico&apos;s president, speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Sheinbaum called for an investigation into clashes with police during a large weekend protest in the capital, arguing that the anti-government demonstration was co-opted by violent groups.</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Sheinbaum Points to Local Officials After CIA Agent Deaths]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/sheinbaum-points-to-local-officials-after-cia-agent-deaths</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/sheinbaum-points-to-local-officials-after-cia-agent-deaths</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[markets]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:05:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idj0ynK39FhE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idj0ynK39FhE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cubans in Crisis Have Fewer Ways to Leave After Trump Tightens Screws]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Flights are scarce, paperwork is hard to come by and other countries are closing their doors amid an intense US pressure campaign.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-21/cuba-migration-crisis-how-trump-pressure-cuts-off-exit-routes</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-21/cuba-migration-crisis-how-trump-pressure-cuts-off-exit-routes</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[world]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQoUpY1NNzY0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQoUpY1NNzY0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>People walk and ride on a street without power in Havana, during a nationwide blackout in March.</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Crisis y sanciones de Trump limitan las opciones a cubanos que quieren salir de la isla]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Escasean los vuelos, conseguir documentos es cada vez más complicado y otros países cierran sus fronteras ante la presión de Estados Unidos.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-21/cuba-crisis-y-sanciones-de-trump-limitan-las-opciones-para-salir-de-la-isla</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-21/cuba-crisis-y-sanciones-de-trump-limitan-las-opciones-para-salir-de-la-isla</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[world]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irzUWRSKqmDM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irzUWRSKqmDM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>People walk and ride on a street without power during a nationwide blackout in Havana on March 22, 2026. A power outage struck the entire island of Cuba on March 21 the energy ministry said, in the second nationwide blackout in less than a week as its grid struggles under a US oil blockade. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mayor of Mexico’s Touristic Silver Town Rescued After Kidnapping]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-14/mayor-of-mexico-s-touristic-silver-town-taxco-rescued-after-kidnapping</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-14/mayor-of-mexico-s-touristic-silver-town-taxco-rescued-after-kidnapping</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:42:42 GMT</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico’s Navy Kills 11 Sinaloa Cartel Allies in Operation]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/mexico-s-navy-kills-11-sinaloa-cartel-allies-in-operation</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/mexico-s-navy-kills-11-sinaloa-cartel-allies-in-operation</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico’s Big Cartel Win Also Risks More Violence Ahead]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/mexico-s-big-jalisco-cartel-win-also-risks-more-violence-ahead</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/mexico-s-big-jalisco-cartel-win-also-risks-more-violence-ahead</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKGHNf6ROm_U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKGHNf6ROm_U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>Members of the Mexican Army patrol the MoreliaPatzcuaro Highway in Michoacan state, Mexico, on Feb. 23.</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Strike on Powerful Cartel Boss Sparks Clashes, US Support]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-22/leader-of-mexico-s-jalisco-cartel-reported-slain-in-federal-raid</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-22/leader-of-mexico-s-jalisco-cartel-reported-slain-in-federal-raid</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Vasquez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivFGA8WctOqc/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivFGA8WctOqc/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description></media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Tequila Capital Seeks to Curb Extortion After Alleged Shakedown]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/mexico-state-invests-millions-in-tequila-after-extortion-scandal</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/mexico-state-invests-millions-in-tequila-after-extortion-scandal</guid>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Stillman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUt1egqoDomw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUt1egqoDomw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>An agave plantation in Tequila, Mexico, in 2024. Photographer: Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Trump Immigration Policies, Peso to Drag Down Remittances]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/trump-immigration-policies-peso-to-drag-down-mexico-remittances</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/trump-immigration-policies-peso-to-drag-down-mexico-remittances</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[markets]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Averbuch]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUFVkGfvlCaI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
                <media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUFVkGfvlCaI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/>
                <media:description>The peso has strengthened more than 19% against the dollar in the past year.</media:description>
            </media:content>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Makes Arrests After Canadian Miner’s Workers Found Dead]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/canadian-silver-miner-says-staff-taken-from-mexico-site-are-dead</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/canadian-silver-miner-says-staff-taken-from-mexico-site-are-dead</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[markets]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sybilla Gross]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:54:57 GMT</pubDate>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>