Carlos Slim lands near Guadalajara after G7 trade talks loom

Carlos Slim flew from Aeroclub Valle de Bravo Airport to a private airstrip near Guadalajara, Jalisco, on June 18, a swift one-hour hop in his Gulfstream G650. The destination coordinates place him roughly 25 miles southwest of Guadalajara's city center, an area with executive estates and ranch properties favored by Mexico's elite.

The same week, Brazilian President Lula da Silva addressed the G7 summit in France, warning against protectionism while Brazil's trade representatives held a critical June 13 meeting with U.S. officials to avert a potential 25% tariff, per a report in Valor Internacional. Slim's sprawling business empire—Grupo Carso, América Móvil, and Inbursa—crosses into Brazilian telecom and infrastructure markets, making a tariff war a direct concern. Lula also announced an upcoming Japan-Mercosur trade negotiation, a region where Slim holds mining and construction stakes.

Slim's recent flight pattern shows a series of short Gulf trips, likely to Los Cabos (23.09,-109.37) on June 15, before returning inland. Today's arrival in Jalisco suggests a return to business meetings ahead of the coming Mercosur summit and the final U.S. tariff decision.