Overview
- Mexico’s Foreign Ministry sent Portugal a formal request to detain Simón Levy for extradition, attaching the Mexican judicial file.
- Portuguese authorities detained him on October 28 on an Interpol Red Notice and presented him to the Lisbon Court of Appeal the next day.
- The court released him under identity and residence control, restricting his movement in Lisbon while judges review extradition and his nationality status.
- Prosecutors in Mexico cite two active arrest warrants for alleged environmental and building violations as well as threats and damage to property after repeated failures to appear in court.
- Verification by reporters and the complainant’s lawyer matched his interview backdrop to the River Lounge at Lisbon’s Hotel Myriad, undermining his public denial and claimed U.S. location.