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Latinus

Mexican center-right, opposition-leaning

Owned byFormally registered under BCG Limited Consulting (owned by Christian González Guadarrama) and Latinus Media Group LLC (incorporated in Delaware, USA); investigations by Mexican journalists and the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) have linked financial backing to Federico Madrazo Rojas and Alexis Nickin Gaxiola, son and son-in-law of former PRI governor Roberto Madrazo Pintado
FundingPrivately funded; opaque ownership structure; companies tied to the Madrazo family reportedly capitalized the outlet; Mexico's UIF has investigated alleged illicit enrichment and undeclared government contracts connected to its backers; advertising and digital revenue also reported
On the administrationmixed

Background

Latinus launched on February 2, 2020, shortly after Carlos Loret de Mola, a longtime Televisa anchor, departed traditional broadcast media. It quickly became one of Mexico's most-watched digital news outlets, publishing high-impact investigations into alleged corruption by the López Obrador (AMLO) administration and organized crime. By 2021 it had become, in the words of the publication Rest of World, AMLO's 'most fearsome' media opponent. The outlet's legal structure is incorporated through Latinus Media Group LLC in Dover, Delaware, a jurisdiction favored for its confidentiality rules, making true ownership hard to verify. An investigation by Sin Embargo.mx in 2021 identified the Madrazo family — Federico Madrazo Rojas and Alexis Nickin Gaxiola — as key financial backers, with funds allegedly routed through government contracts in Michoacán that were not declared to tax authorities. Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit opened a money-laundering probe into the outlet and its registered owner, Christian González Guadarrama, around the same time. AMLO publicly accused Loret de Mola of disinformation and alleged the journalist's salary of roughly 35 million pesos per year was suspicious, publishing his pay stubs in a press conference — a move widely criticized as intimidation of the press. Despite the controversies, Loret de Mola and Latinus continued publishing and the platform remained active through 2026, covering Mexican domestic politics with a clear opposition-to-Morena editorial stance while avoiding overt alignment with any single party.

Sources

  1. How a brand new Mexican digital outlet became President López Obrador's most fearsome opponent – Rest of World
  2. Latinus (news portal) – Wikipedia
  3. Journalist alleges Mexican financial intelligence unit investigating Carlos Loret de Mola and Latinus – LatAm Journalism Review
  4. ¿Quiénes son los dueños y fundadores de Latinus? – El Financiero
  5. Financiadores de Latinus ganaron 5 mil MDP con 11 gobiernos estatales – Contralínea
  6. Latinus y el lavado de dinero: el negocio que investiga la UIF – Pie de Página
  7. Carlos Loret de Mola – Wikipedia

Profile compiled 2026-09-05; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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