Overview
- Mexico City prosecutors, the federal attorney general’s office and the national security cabinet say Levy was detained in Portugal on Oct. 28 under a Red Notice and presented to a judge on Oct. 29.
- Officials report the Lisbon Court of Appeals ordered his release with precautionary measures known as Termo de Identidade e Residência while nationality checks and extradition steps proceed.
- Levy denies any detention, claims he is in Washington, D.C., and alleges an assassination attempt, a version that conflicts with official accounts.
- Prosecutors cite two active arrest warrants from 2021 cases—environmental and construction-responsibility offenses, and threats with damage to property—after seven missed hearings between 2021 and 2025.
- Mexican authorities say coordination with Portuguese counterparts and INTERPOL continues to secure his extradition, and that he opted to face the formal extradition process under Portuguese law.