Sheinbaum Orders Monthly Publication of Pemex and CFE Subsidiary Contracts

President Claudia Sheinbaum issued a decree on August 4, 2026, requiring, for the first time, the subsidiaries of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to disclose information on their contracts, financial statements, and corporate governance data. The measure establishes that classifying information as restricted is no longer left to the discretion of individual public officials.

At her morning press conference, Sheinbaum explained that the provisions will be incorporated into an upcoming reform of the Ley General de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública enacted last year. According to Bloomberg Línea, the decree establishes that public information may only be classified as restricted in cases expressly provided for by law. Raquel Buenrostro, head of the Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno, told Forbes México that contracts from Pemex, CFE, and other government entities will be published monthly rather than quarterly, with a maximum window of 30 business days to upload new content to the Plataforma Nacional de Transparencia. For companies operating the energy bridge between the Gulf basin and Latin America, Pemex and CFE are Mexico's primary contracting counterparties, and the monthly publication of their contracts and financial statements expands the information available for supplier and investor due diligence.

The measure covers assembly minutes, articles of incorporation, corporate governance data, and filings with foreign agencies for the subsidiaries of both companies. The decree sets a timeline: the Secretaría Anticorrupción, through Transparencia para el Pueblo, must issue technical criteria and formats within 90 business days, and the obligated entities and subsidiaries will then have 30 business days to begin publishing. Buenrostro indicated that a proposal will be submitted to simplify the grounds for restricted classification, narrowing them to national security and matters under litigation, which will be released as public versions. The decree invites all three levels of government, constitutional autonomous bodies, and the Judiciary to disseminate the information they are legally required to publish.

The decree will be folded into the Ley de Transparencia during the next congressional session, which opens on September 1. The key indicator to watch is the publication of Transparencia para el Pueblo's technical criteria within the next 90 business days, which will determine what information from Pemex and CFE subsidiaries reaches the Plataforma Nacional de Transparencia.

This article was written with artificial intelligence assistance from verified sources and reviewed by a human editor before publication.