Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico on a Wednesday. ^[1] Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated during a lecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) that the current Colombian president, Abelardo de la Espriella, won the 2026 election due to algorithmic manipulation and technofascism. ^[2] Gustavo Petro posted a photograph of himself outside Palacio Nacional, the historic building housing the offices of the Mexican Presidency, to social media. ^[3] Gustavo Petro wrote on his social media that he had just finished speaking with Claudia Sheinbaum, the President of the United States of Mexico. ^[4] Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had previously stated on August 26 that she had not received a request for a meeting from Gustavo Petro. ^[5] Petro arrived in Mexico City on August 31, 2026, to deliver a master lecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) scheduled for the afternoon of September 2, 2026. ^[6] Petro claimed that Senator Iván Cepeda is the legitimate president of Colombia and serves as his deputy, leading an opposition political initiative called 'Gabinete por la Vida'. ^[7] Petro claimed that US President Donald Trump knew about the alleged interference and publicly thanked the president of Colombia, Abelardo De la Espriella, for his support. ^[8] Petro warned Mexico and Brazil about a supposed system of 2 million bots interfering in Colombian elections, which he claimed was under the scrutiny of the US Department of State controlled by Marco Rubio. ^[9] Shortly after arriving in Mexico City, Petro met with executive director Paco Ignacio Taibo II of the Fondo de Cultura Económica to finalize the publication of his new book, 'Economía Política de la Crisis Climática'. ^[10]