Overview

• Movimiento Ciudadano legislator Juan Ignacio Zavala filed a juicio político request seeking to remove Hilda Araceli Brown’s congressional immunity, and the case was turned over to the Chamber of Deputies’ Sección Instructora for initial review.
• The U.S. Treasury invoked an antiterrorism statute to designate Brown as tied to a Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, freezing assets among 22 people and entities.
• U.S. allegations say Brown acted as an intermediary for regional leaders, facilitated extortion collections, and provided protection through Rosarito’s municipal security apparatus.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit found insufficient evidence to freeze accounts domestically and indicated the FGR would open an investigation if the United States shares its case materials.
• Brown has rejected the accusations, stating her accounts were not frozen in Mexico and that she recently traveled to the United States, while Morena figures urged that any U.S. evidence be delivered to prosecutors.